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    1) Late September through December is the ideal time to plant spring bulbs so they have time to establish before winter. 2) Bulbs should be planted in clusters rather than singly and should be covered with soil, leaves, or mulch if hard frosts are expected. 3) After flowering, cut off faded blooms but leave stems and foliage to die back naturally, and feed bulbs with a fertilizer to encourage reblooming the following year.

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    1) Late September through December is the ideal time to plant spring bulbs so they have time to establish before winter. 2) Bulbs should be planted in clusters rather than singly and should be covered with soil, leaves, or mulch if hard frosts are expected. 3) After flowering, cut off faded blooms but leave stems and foliage to die back naturally, and feed bulbs with a fertilizer to encourage reblooming the following year.

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    1) Late September through December is the ideal time to plant spring bulbs so they have time to establish before winter. 2) Bulbs should be planted in clusters rather than singly and should be covered with soil, leaves, or mulch if hard frosts are expected. 3) After flowering, cut off faded blooms but leave stems and foliage to die back naturally, and feed bulbs with a fertilizer to encourage reblooming the following year.

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    GARDENWORKS

    Everything to Make your Garden Work!


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    Bulbs for Fall Planting


    In spring, nature unlocks her treasure chest to reveal the beauty of bulbs. The glorious displays in
    gardens and parks are the result of gardeners who plan ahead. Late September is the time to begin,
    but spring bulbs can be planted up to December as long as the soil is not frozen solid.

    • Bulbs are best planted in clusters rather than


    singly. Several bulbs planted together tend to give
    each other support and provide a more spectacular
    show. Small bulbs should be planted in groups of 15
    to 25, and large bulbs in fives or tens.

    Early Emergence
    Do not be concerned if the bulb foliage appears
    above the ground rather early. It has built-in insula-
    tion and can withstand quite a lot of cold. In the case
    of very hard, long frosts, mulch the area around the
    bulbs with soil, leaves, peat or well-rotted manure.

    After-flowering care
    Choosing and Planting Bulbs
    • After the blooms have finished, do not permit seed
    • With bulbs, it pays to buy the best. Smaller, low- pods to form at the end of stems. The formation of
    quality bulbs may be somewhat cheaper, but the seeds takes much of the energy of the bulb away
    effort of planning and planting is the same. The from flower production for next year. Cut off the
    results are much more rewarding if top-quality bulbs faded flower heads only and leave the stem and
    are planted. foliage to die down naturally. Feed with GARDENWORKS
    • Give bulbs a good start. Place a handful of 3-15-8 Bulb Food after flowering.
    bonemeal, or GARDENWORKS 3-15-8 Bulb Food in the
    planting hole - this will provide long-lasting nutri- • Bulbs are best left in the ground until they become
    ents and insure beautiful blooms for many springs to overcrowded. When transplanting is necessary, wait
    come. Dust the bulbs with Bulb Dust to protect until the foliage has dried out and can be easily
    against insects and disease. Be sure that the bulbs separated from the bulb. Remove as much soil as
    are watered thoroughly and regularly to encourage possible and store the bulb in a dry, well-ventilated
    fast establishment before the onset of winter. place. Discard any diseased or old bulbs and replant
    the healthy-looking bulbs in the
    • Bulbs can be planted anywhere in the garden - in garden the following fall.
    sun or shade, naturalized (planted and left in place
    to spread at will) in the lawn or in patio containers.
    They make an attractive show when planted under
    deciduous trees and shrubs as well as with
    groundcovers such as ivy and pachysandra. Another See over for our useful guide to selecting
    idea: plant winter blooming pansies, early flowering and planting spring-flowering bulbs
    forget-me-nots or fragrant wallflowers with spring
    bulbs to provide an impressive show.
    Spring Flowering Bulb Guide

    Small Bulbs Large Bulbs


    The following smaller-sized bulbs should be The following, larger sized bulbs should be
    planted 3 to 6 inches (7.5 - 15cm) apart, or 9 to planted approximately 6” (15cm) apart or 9
    16 bulbs per square ft. bulbs per square foot:

    Glory of the Snow Chionodoxa lucilia — Cheery Daffodils Narcissus spp. — Daffodils are spring’s
    pink or blue flowers with white centres appear in official announcement of the warmer days to come.
    March. Plant this in drifts or clusters for the best Available in two-tone or traditional clear-yellow as
    effect. well as doubles, daffodils can be easily incorporated
    into any landscape. Dwarf varieties like ‘Jack Snipe’
    Grape Hyacinths Muscari armeniacum — These are great in containers, and are strong enough to be
    quaint, clustered blooms are a spring delight. If left naturalized in the lawn.
    undisturbed, grape hyacinths will multiply over the
    years to form a glorious thick mat of foliage and German Iris Iris germanica — Available in white and
    flower. Flowers from March and into April. many shades of blue, purple and yellow. Dutch irises
    make excellent cut flowers, and bloom in May and
    Siberian Squill Scilla siberica — Squills bear long- June.
    lasting blue blooms from February to March.
    Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis — Hyacinth blooms
    Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis— Snowdrops begin to are pink, white or blue and can be seen in March and
    blossom in December and into January. In mass April. They are wonderful in window boxes, where
    plantings, they bring delicate beauty and fragrance the fragrance cant waft indoors, as well as in any
    to the winter landscape. formal planting.

    Spring Crocus Crocus ancyrensis, Crocus vernus—


    A multitude of colours can be found in the spring
    crocus group, from deep purples to yellows and
    white. Plant in drifts anywhere in the garden includ-
    ing the lawn. Don’t forget to treat your bulbs to
    GARDENWORKS 3-15-8 Bulb Food at planting
    Wind Flower Anemone blanda — Pink or white time and again just after flowering
    daisy-like flowers appear during February and March.
    Wind flowers will eventually colonize an area.

    Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis—A low growing


    bulb with buttercup-like blooms in February. Won-
    derful bulb to naturalize in wooded areas.

    Winter Crocus Crocus speciosus— These bulbs


    bear pink flowers in October and November.
    May be naturalized anywhere in the
    garden.

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