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early spring garden?
marie m asked:
what are the best flowers to plant in early spring that will last for a while and are really pretty
the spot i have for them is shaded and tiger lilys grew there last year so any flower that will go well with them
i also want them to have a special meaning for spring
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January 21st, 2009 at 1:55 pm
It depends on which gardening zone you’re in. To find out:
I’m in zone 5b. The first bulbs that bloom for me are Snowdrops (Galanthus). Here are some cultivars:
Mine just started to bloom a couple days ago and will continue for a few weeks.
My father lives in zone 7 and he has daffodils blooming right now. Here are some different kinds of daffies:
There are 14 different divisions of daffies for you to explore. I like Jonquillas best for their fragrance but I have many different kinds.
Crocus also blooms very early:
Very early crocus can be planted in waves in your grassy areas or you can use different colors to make designs. They will finish blooming and start to die off then just mow the grass as usual. They’re also inexpensive.
The sites that I’ve given are all from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs. They’re a great company and have a free catalog. Spring-blooming bulbs are planted in the autumn for the next year’s bloom.
If you want to chat about gardening, e-mail me. I love to talk plants. I’ll try to help in any way that I can. Before ordering from any on-line business, please check the reviews of the company here:
There are some great companies out there and some very, very bad ones.