Planting A Spring Garden in the Fall
Many gardeners across the country are already actively working their garden for next spring. How? By planting their spring bulbs, NOW. There is a variety of ways to have a beautiful blooming colorful garden next spring and summer. Fall is the perfect time to plant to get a beautiful bountiful array of flowers such as snowdrops, crocus, daffodils and tulips and into the summer with alliums and ranunculus (a summer favorite).
If and when you do decide to plant any of these plants try planting them in the same general area giving you a very dramatic effect at blooming time. This way as one flower fades away and dies another is already up and coming into bloom therefore giving you blossoms and blooms all spring and summer long.
To add even more color, naturalize your flower beds by adding different varieties of the same type of flowers and adding some that will spread keeping your garden growing and glowing all during the season.
As your plants begin to fade away, let them die back naturally, this will let the regain their energy , plus sometimes when you cut them back to soon they will bloom smaller or less blossoms the next growing season or sometimes they just don’t bloom at all. As you prepare your garden and choose your bulbs for next spring’s planting, know what you should be looking for when purchasing bulbs.
Always try and choose healthy bulbs for the very best in blossoms. Avoid bulbs that are soft, moldy, and slimy or have a rotten smell. Larger bulbs will give you larger blossoms and will also bloom earlier because they draw their energy from the growing plant. As you plant, plant your bulbs in some sort of pattern, for instance, some of the same, some of the same in a different color or variety and some a different variety altogether.
Use a bulb planter when you plant, this will give you the right depth for your bulbs and add a little bulb food for winter nourishment. Water well and wait for the spring. As your new spring garden appears, you will see the advantage of starting your Spring Garden in the fall.
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