I think these were three bags of bulbs for a fiver from the Range back in last Autumn .
I had cleared away the summer display , simply chucked the bulbs in and dumped a load of compost over the top of them .
I think there was some bad weather coming in and I was dashing about getting the garden ready for Winter , moving plants away into their shelter zones and a million other things were going on at the time too .
Notice I planted them quite low down in the tub .The idea being that this would shelter them from the severe gales we keep getting and ( the real reason being ๐คฃ ) all I will have to do is plant the next lot of plants over the top .
When these have finished and to keep my husband happy , I will plonk another load of compost over the top of them and replace with some lovely 1970's style red and white pelargoniums , red salvias , blue lobelia , the obligatory mini yellow fir tree for contrast and maybe a big bold fuchsia ......oh and something to trail over the sides .....(but not flaming Ivy !)
I'm bowled over with this cheerful display . A welcome splash of colour .
I like to think Geoff Hamilton , Peter Seabrook , Roy Lancaster , Percy Thrower and Alan Titchmarsh would approve ...if maybe not of my bulb planting technique !
๐ฟ๐๐ฟโ๏ธ๐ฟ๐๐ฟ
I do love lobelia to trail over my tubs, it's softens the edges with their tiny flowers. Your bulbs are looking good,
ReplyDeleteYes trailing Lobelia is so pretty . Thankyou . Not bad for a fiver ! ๐โ๏ธx
DeleteWhat a good idea. It may deter creatures scratching up the bulbs too.The display is lovely.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Sue ๐โ๏ธx
DeleteI approve of your bulb planting technique, wish Iโd thought to put dwarf iris in my balcony pots.
ReplyDeleteHello Jenny ๐ฆ Thankyou . Yes the Dwarf Iris are really lovely . ๐๐ฟx
Delete