Here that just means hundreds instead of thousands.
They should take us to the second awakening of spring as all the plants turned to mush recover and resprout. Many, many other things are only now waking for the first time. May marks true spring. May 15th marks when, hopefully all danger of frost has passed.
We will enjoy the daffodils until their passing marks a new phase of the time of vegetation.
'Thalia' is here to wrap up the show.
And we scour the wild cultivated gardens searching for new signs of life like the patches of Dwarf Crested Iris that will bloom in the first weeks of May.
And marvel at the expanding colonies of ramps before they begin to fade away and disappear back into the ground by the first of June.
Patches of a later blooming anemone tell us we need more of them for this inbetween time.
Sometimes Bulbarella can't help herself. A sack of tulips slips into a bulb order. Then she gets lucky. They survive the ravishing hordes of bulb eaters to bloom. A craving ensues until defeat strikes again. Maybe surrounding them with the poisonous daffodils bulbs when planted does help.
If only. Because the tulips in general bloom later than daffodils. They would make a great blooming transition into May.
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I know it's a pain but I have had best luck with tulips in large pots that I protect over the winter (they made it this past winter against the house on the south side; amazing). They make a wonderful show in the garden in spring and I don't have to worry about varmints. Doesn't perennialize them any better, though. I may try your plant-with-daffodils idea!
Bev the fact that tulips don't perennialize well is the main reason bulb dollars get spent else where. Bulb eating varmints is just adding insult to injury.
Love the Daffodills by my favorite place. it all looks so good. The famous plant is looking very good.
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