![]() ![]() With many thanks to JUB Holland and Jos Smit for sharing his expert knowledge. So plenty of inspiration here to think about and include in client’s planting plans and our own garden. ![]() We will be planting a mix in our front garden this autumn to help in a small way counter the negative effects of habitat loss for our bees, butterflies and insects. ![]() These mixtures can flower to almost six months from early spring to late May. We all loved them and had our different favourites.īulb suppliers are also working with national Beekeeper Associations to extend the range of biodiversity bulb mixtures for bees and insects for road verges, gardens and public spaces. You can mix up your bulbs to plant them in a natural style, or you can. These mixes can include Anemone, Crocus, Hyacinthus, Chionodoxa, Leucojum, Muscari, Narcissus and a mix of Tulips. When planting a collection or a variety of bulbs, you have a few options for design. Packing a big punch and much discussion and comment amongst us were large borders of mixed bulbs, which flower from early spring to late May in different colour schemes from cool classic whites, soft yellows and blues to bold colours of red, burgundy and lilac. (See: I regularly choose spring bulbs for client’s gardens and nothing beats seeing flowers and plants growing in a garden and having an expert on hand to discuss which bulb is best for sun, shade, dry or wet soil or standing up to windy conditions – a must for our own garden. There are 32 hectares of gardens filled with spring flowers, artworks, flower displays and it is well worth a visit. Opening around mid March to mid May each year, you can feast your senses on 7 million bulbs in bloom with 800 varieties of Tulips alone. Youll enjoy myriad shapes and forms as new varieties appear over the early spring to summer months. A feeling of delicate spring colour in pinks and soft yellows and whites bulbs.Ī flying visit to Keukenhof Park just outside Amsterdam with a small group of fellow garden designers re-energised us all for the spring rush. The Spring Garden Bulb Collection includes 250 premium bulbs that offer all the color, beauty and interest you could ever ask for in the garden. ![]()
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