With each freshly planted onion, our curiosity grows as to what a spring garden will look like when magnificent flowers grow from the spore-storages hidden underground.Arrangement of spring discounts is actually not limited by anything.However, it is worth paying attention to several aspects of it right now, when we plant onions.
Most species look best if we plant them in larger groups: tulips from five pieces, crocuses over ten bulbs next to each other.Lawn narcissus is best planted in spots to form flowering islands that can be easily circled with the mower before the leaves turn yellow and wither.
The flowering period can be extended from March to June. For this, early species such as crocuses and dwarf irises are mixed in the bed with later tulips and ornamental garlic.The bedding located in a shaded place under coniferous bushes should be planted with anemones, scallops, snowmen, sapphires and lilies of the valley.
If we intend to decorate the garden with less popular or little known species, we should pay attention to their position requirements. Fritillaria meleagris and Camassia camassia (prairie lily) mainly need moist soil in spring.
Bulbs, crocuses and sapphires do not have very attractive flowers, but they are very strong, vital plants and create magnificent communities.Tulips, hyacinths or imperial crowns, gradually, from year to year, bloom less effectively.
Therefore, after a few years, you should plant their new onions in the flowerbed.We can also have a problem with varieties with full, densely filled with petals.Under their weight, thin shoots bend and often break.
When buying onions, pay attention to their quality. Let's choose only undamaged and hard ones. Long storage is detrimental to them, so they should be planted in the ground as soon as possible.Remember that the planting depth should be twice the length of the onion.Plant the crocuses quickly, making small holes with the sander, into which we press the bulbs one by one.
Narcissi is planted with an onion planter.For more demanding species, such as tulips or hyacinths, a stick or spade will be a suitable planting tool . Loosen the soil in a larger hole and mix it with compost.
Bulbs are most often sensitive to excess moisture, so on heavy soils we spread a layer of sand at the bottom of the hole. Cover the planted onions with soil, tamp it lightly and water it if necessary.Mark the planting places with plates with the name of the plant.
