| Author | Content |
waplummer
Painted Post, NY
April 27, 2009
09:34 AM Post #6469638
| I could only read the First way. I am the gardener so I don't have a problem with my spouse. Over the years my lawn has been invaded by Chiondoxa, Scilla and Pushkinia so that it turns shades of blue and white. Galanthus, Eranthis and Crocus have also found their way into my lawn. Then several years ago I started planting plugs of Claytonia so when the other bulbs end blooming the Spring Beauty takes over. |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 27, 2009
10:39 AM Post #6469913
| Oh, dear, are you using Internet Explorer? Try Firefox, if you can. It's the browser I work with. I made some quick fixes but they don't seem to have helped. I am so sorry! Your yard sounds lovely. I'll work on this some more and see what I can do!!! |
fancyvan
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
April 27, 2009
04:27 PM Post #6471336
| Great ideas!
I always wanted to plant bulbs all thru the grass but - although I am not a grass addict (!)- I too am halted by the thought of not mowing the grass until the bulb foliage is dying! |
sallyg
Anne Arundel Co., MD
(Zone 7a)
April 27, 2009
05:06 PM Post #6471476
| If I may--tomassinianus crocus foliage is one that stays low and it blooms early. I have af few grape hyacinth surviving in my lawn. despite mowing. But we don't rush out to mow especially early. Now Daffodils-- would not work well in a "lawn" |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 27, 2009
05:27 PM Post #6471581
| You certainly may! When I get some energy back (I completely redid that article today, for IE users) I'll put in links to all the articles which deserve them, like yours, Sally, and all of Todd's, and Jill's and ... and ... I write very general overviews, please direct your specific questions to people who actually know something! |
heidismile
Monsey, NY
April 27, 2009
09:49 PM Post #6472769
| This is a great article. Thanx for the advice. Earlier this spring, I was walking in my neighborhood but I was very upset. I passed a house that has lots of flowers in the front yard in and I stopped to look to see if anything was in bloom. The crocus was. It cheered me up. I decided that I need to buy some low growing crocus and plant them in the lawn so that I have flowers to cheer me, even in the early spring. My husband likes a green lawn. You gave me other ideas of stuff to do with bulbs. Thanks for the ideas. Now, I need to buy some bulbs. Do garden catalogs sell crocus now, even though you plant them in the fall? |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 27, 2009
09:57 PM Post #6472805
| I don't think they do - I've tried to buy them in the spring before and they're busy growing (mostly in Holland) right now; they just aren't available. But now is the time to look around and make notes about where to plant them in the fall! Thanks for reading, Heidi. |
CapeCodGardener
Mid-Cape, MA
(Zone 7a)
April 27, 2009
10:01 PM Post #6472836
| This was a fun AND inspiring article, Carrie! Made me realize there are lots of places for "stealth crocuses" that I could infiltrate! |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 28, 2009
07:04 AM Post #6473704
| LOL, "stealth crocuses," Emily! Sallyg is the expert on stealth crocuses - that's her picture. Thank you for your lovely comment! |
quiltjean
North Chelmsford, MA
(Zone 6b)
April 28, 2009
10:02 AM Post #6474360
| My Scilla Siberica are practicing 'guerilla gardening' all by themselves. I had read (probably
here) that ants carry the 'pod' pieces to the nest and drop the seeds on the way. I believe it. There are Scilla everywhere, after ten years of multiplication and addition, and there is a swath of blue trailing through the lawn. Mowing in our townhouse complex won't start for another several weeks. My garden was mostly blue for a week this spring. I love it! |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 28, 2009
10:07 AM Post #6474382
| Sounds delicious - maybe I should try that? We do have the ants everywhere... ! |
