I have just finished reading Beverley Nichols book Down the Garden Path where he recommends planting snowdrops 6 ins deep. That is the deepest I have ever seen but when you look at the length of the white stems when buying "in the green". itmakes sense. I am still upset at not having a single snowdrop in my garden. Will have to try again. My daughter has a carpet of them in her lawn. I am so jealous. Envy does not become me. I am going to cheer myself up by visiting a GC to spend a voucher I received for Christmas. A winter flowering shrub possibly. I might also have a bonfire when I come home.
I get that sense that most garden bulbs benefit from being buried really deep. If nothing else, it lessens damage from critters, cold and digging on top later on.
I'm always rather heart broken that the delicate petals get munches by slugs. It somehow seems gratutious so early in the year.
Most bulbs are better planted slightly deeper rather than shallower. More protection and less chance of them getting uprooted and/or damaged whether by human or wildlife intervention. More likely to flower well - especially things like Narcissus.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's dear for that amount. It's only 50p more for 25 from Nyssens. You'd need to be getting free postage for it to be worthwhile. I still wouldn't trust Parkers
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Digging down 6 inches in the soil here involves using a 6 foot long wrecking bar, an axe and sometimes even the chain saw, so bulbs get planted at the depth I can dig. They do have contractile roots and pull themselves down to the depth they enjoy.
At our previous garden the majority of the Galanthus bulbs (5 or 6 thousand of them) were in the top 2 inches of the 'soil'. I put that in quotes as the 'soil' was a mixture of leaf mould and broken glass. If I can find one I will post a picture of them.
One thing that has not so far been mentioned is the wonderful scent of G. nivalis en mass.
Last time I bought snowdrops I picked them up on clearance at B&Q. Worth checking your local garden centres in late February/March to see if they have any potted up ones heavily reduced.
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I am still upset at not having a single snowdrop in my garden. Will have to try again.
My daughter has a carpet of them in her lawn. I am so jealous. Envy does not become me.
I am going to cheer myself up by visiting a GC to spend a voucher I received for Christmas. A winter flowering shrub possibly. I might also have a bonfire when I come home.
More protection and less chance of them getting uprooted and/or damaged whether by human or wildlife intervention.
More likely to flower well - especially things like Narcissus.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You'd need to be getting free postage for it to be worthwhile.
I still wouldn't trust Parkers
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I must confess I haven't looked at the price of snowdrops lately - I have more than enough here.
After all, it's not much more than the price of a coffee these days.