{"id":28217,"date":"2018-11-05T12:55:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T17:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/?p=28217"},"modified":"2018-11-05T12:55:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T17:55:52","slug":"not-too-late-to-plant-spring-bulbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/2018\/11\/not-too-late-to-plant-spring-bulbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Too Late to Plant Spring Bulbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2018\/11\/spring-bulbs-3-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2018\/11\/spring-bulbs-3-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2018\/11\/spring-bulbs-3-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/garden-goddess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2018\/11\/spring-bulbs-3-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>If you can catch a break between the successive rain events that have plagued our area&#8230;.it is not too late to plant your spring bulbs!\u00a0 The rain and moderate temperatures have extended your window to create a spring display for next season.\u00a0 A creative spring bulb display can bring early smiles to your garden.\u00a0 The color, texture and variety provided by spring bulbs is a nice wake up for a new season of gardening.\u00a0 This is a good time to buy your bulbs.\u00a0 If you visit your favorite garden center you will find great buys.\u00a0 Last week I noticed spring bulbs on sale at one location for 50% off the original price.\u00a0 The season is always right to save a few dollars !<\/p>\n<p>Gardeners know the familiar collection of spring bulbs: tulip, daffodil, and hyacinths.\u00a0 But did you know there are &#8220;minor spring bulbs&#8221; that will add bloom time and design creativity to your displays. \u00a0 I have used these bulbs for many years.\u00a0 A recent article in <strong>The American Gardener <\/strong>introduced me to the &#8220;minor bulb&#8221; label.\u00a0 These are what I often refer to as my &#8220;dwarf varieties&#8221;: crocus, grape hyacinths, snowdrops, reticulated iris and daffodil Tet-e-tets.<\/p>\n<p>Minor bulbs generally run 3-8 inches tall, feature tiny early to mid spring blooms and will multiply where they are happily planted.\u00a0\u00a0 Their ability to multiply makes these spring bulbs a wise investment&#8230;..more &#8220;bloom for your buck&#8221;!\u00a0 I use these for a number of creative design applications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They provide a pleasant visual amid the emerging perennials<\/li>\n<li>They provide a nice space filler before safely planting your annuals<\/li>\n<li>Placing them at entrances offers a welcome before other plants can step in for the season<\/li>\n<li>Gives your whimsical garden ornaments a little flair by planting them around the bases<\/li>\n<li>Popping some in amid your creeping perennials (particularly the sedums) creates an eye catching effect<\/li>\n<li>Planting them nearby overwinter Heuchera and ginger leaves offers nice texture and contrast<\/li>\n<li>Planting at the base of winter interest shrubs like the red twig dogwood provides great contrast before shrub leaf out.<\/li>\n<li>Their height makes them a great front boarder choice for your other emerging spring bulbs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take advantage of the milder weather and plant a more creative spring bulb display this fall using the &#8220;Minor Bulbs&#8221;.\u00a0 They will be a welcome, colorful sight after our long and dark North Country winters.\u00a0 As always, &#8220;keeping common sense and sustainability at the core of all my garden practices&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you can catch a break between the successive rain events that have plagued our area&#8230;.it is not too late to plant your spring bulbs!\u00a0 The rain and moderate temperatures have extended your window to create a spring display for next season.\u00a0 A creative spring bulb display can bring early smiles to your garden.\u00a0 The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":28221,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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