Tuesday 27 November 2018

Tulip time

Well, Planting time, that tricky period. November/December
Today I made places for 24 Bakeri Lilac Wonder after getting rid of two leggy lavenders on the shelf.
I put in 10 Praestans fusilier in the island bed, marked with anemone stems. And 5 up by the meadow.
Florosa went into the quadrant behind the NW box ball, 10 of them. Hope some of the viridiflora have survived for next year too.
I put in 10 Menton tulips, tall, late, copper-pink, in the north border of the conservatory garden, just left of the left-hand box ball.
2 December
I put in another 20 Menton in that bed.
Red Georgette: 4 between Irene Watts and its neighbour. And some more to the left of that.
3 by Iris sibirica in the island bed..
4 Dec 60 large crocus in tower lawn and also in shelf.
5 Dec. Put in the 3 remaining lily-flowered and 4 doll's minuet in front of the mutabilis, right at the front. Filled 2 big pots with peat and 12 Antoinette in each. Tallest ceramic pot has 12 red georgette.
I have two pots left and I want to plant more tulips!
Ordered Suncatcher, 15, and planted by the old Lord Lambourne apple where dahlias were last summer
Pittsburgh still to go in.
Got 60 species tulips as free gift and put them on the shelf bed, took out some more lavenders to do so.