Channeling My First Post

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bulbs, flowers, grape hyacinths, hyacinths, landscaping, Spring

A few weeks later than usual, it’s finally Spring here in central Pennsylvania!

Grape Hyacinths

Five years (and four days) later, I’m channeling my first post (Hello World) as I transplant grape hyacinths. Up on our back hill and in the middle of the front yard, we have tons of grape hyacinths blooming. I love that once upon a time someone planted these, and then they began to naturalize. However, I know that Hubster will mow over the delicate blooms if I don’t rescue them and relocate them to a protected landscaped area. Knowing I wanted them spared, Pumpkin surprised me by digging them up while I was making breakfast inside. ❤ And the bluebirds are still watching…

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Easter Flowers

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daffodils, Easter, Easter flowers, flowers, hyacinths, Minnow Daffodils, Tête-à-Tête daffodils

Happy Easter Everyone!!

No matter when Easter falls, my hyacinths are in full bloom. It’s been a gorgeous weekend here, temperatures into the 80’s (and to think it was sleeting a few days ago).

Purple Hyacinths

Easter Hyacinths

My tête-à-tête daffodils are blooming, just a few inches taller than the early blooms. My minnow daffodils are beginning to awaken to a new world.

Minnow Daffodils

Minnow Daffodils & Tete-a-tete Daffodils

Spring Bulbs in Autumn

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alliums, autumn planting, daffodils, fall planting, grape hyacinths, hyacinths, perennial, perennial gardening, snow drops, spring bulbs, tulips

Fall into a Frosty Sleep then Spring Up Next Year
Daffodils, tulips, alliums, crocuses, hyacinths, grape hyacinths, snowdrops… They all spell spring “a-u-t-u-m-n…”. It sounds a little backwards, planting spring bulbs in autumn. However, many bulbs need to go through the freeze in order to bloom in the spring. Bulbs are a great pop of color in your perennial garden, border, rockery and some even naturalized in your lawn. The bulbs in my perennial garden are well established and naturalizing well. It dawned on me one morning in the spring, why can’t I have daffodils in my shade garden? I needed the extra pop of color there and they’ll get plenty of sunlight before the leaves fill out on my might oaks. In August, I talked about which bulbs I would be purchasing for this season’s planting. I placed my order and waited for my box of joy to arrive! Now that it’s arrived I have a busy week ahead of me…

When it comes to bulbs, I don’t follow placement when it comes to height. So what if I place some crocuses in the back of my garden? When they bloom, there’s nothing in front of them to block their color! Follow the planting instructions on the package in which you received the bulbs. In the spring, remember to let the foliage brown before you remove it from the bulbs.

Happy Planting!