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fran22ww · ‎22-09-2014

Hi are there any spring bulb gardeners out there? I need to make a quick colourful border. Or any other ideas. cold windy climate here soon.

ed_blackadder_1 · ‎22-09-2014

Dwarf daffodils can handle the wind being low down. Narssissi or however you spell it.

bitsnknots · ‎22-09-2014

You can also get dwarf tulips and irises. Chinodoxa (sp) are a nice small flower as well. Also, crocuses and grape hyacinths. Grape hyacinths also tend to spread like mad.

duck_a_lorange · ‎22-09-2014

Bulbs: Siberian Iris, snowdrops, crocuses, daffs (short as Ed said, also not doubles, makes them top-heavy), grape hyacinths (muscari).

Plants - Aubretia.

duck_a_lorange · ‎22-09-2014

@bitsnknots wrote:
Grape hyacinths also tend to spread like mad.

Yes, they do. I left a 20ft border alone for a few years and dug up 40lbs plus of the things eventually.

ed_blackadder_1 · ‎22-09-2014

Oh yes don't plant them for goodness sake I have got hundreds in the garden and I didnt even plant them. Primroses would be nice I know they aren't bulbs but they are very hardy.