I usually quite like a good cold snap, but this year it feels as if we’ve had so much ‘stuff’ to contend with ... this has gone on quite long enough 😠 ⛄️
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It's one of those things @rebeccasophia5555555 - if you're just planting up a display that's short term, you can get away with putting almost anything in, but for long term, it requires a wee bit of forward planning. Most people find tulips don't last more than a year or two, because they need a bit of baking through summer, good drainage, and cooler winter temps, so it can be tricky to achieve that. If you add in plants that could struggle with those factors, it means extra work, and a bit of worry.
Most other spring bulbs are far easier than tulips, and would certainly cope fine with other plants as a top layer. That might be worth doing in future, and keep the tulips for a separate pot, so that you don't need to be concerned about them so much. A metal pot is always harder for many plants too, especially in hot weather, so it might be worth keeping that for the tulips. I've often grown lilies in metal containers, but they can cope with shadier conditions, and we don't get as severe high temps as other areas. It comes back to the old adage about growing to your own conditions, and sometimes a bit of experimenting to see what works for you
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Dovefromabove - completely agree. This blasted cold winter will probably do a good job on killing off some diseases etc but gawd it's been long. January seemed to have 700,000 days. Good riddance!
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Most other spring bulbs are far easier than tulips, and would certainly cope fine with other plants as a top layer. That might be worth doing in future, and keep the tulips for a separate pot, so that you don't need to be concerned about them so much. A metal pot is always harder for many plants too, especially in hot weather, so it might be worth keeping that for the tulips.
I've often grown lilies in metal containers, but they can cope with shadier conditions, and we don't get as severe high temps as other areas. It comes back to the old adage about growing to your own conditions, and sometimes a bit of experimenting to see what works for you
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...