A tip

Kazz · 07-09-2007, 08:56 PM

Instead of planting bulbs in the garden

how about planting them in plastic pots then when they are almost ready to flower plant the pots......yes ....plant the pots in your border where you have gaps. Then when they have finished dig to pots up you have no unslightly dying down foliage a devil in small gardens....and replace the pots with the next thing ie Daffs replaced with Tulips....what do you think? Good idea eh?

Mags · 07-09-2007, 09:12 PM

Excellent tip Kazz!

Did you have brain food for dinner tonight?!

alexgirl73 · 07-09-2007, 09:14 PM

That's a fab idea Karen!!! And while we're on the subject of gardening lol, do you have any ideas what I can put in my tubs for the autumn and winter? I dont like to just to leave them empty adn have never done winter tubs before!

dandysmom · 07-09-2007, 09:17 PM

Kazz, do you mean to put the bulbs in the pots and then keep them in a cool place until time to put out in the Spring, or to sink the pots with bulbs into the ground at Autumn planting time?

dandysmom · 07-09-2007, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by alexgirl73

That's a fab idea Karen!!! And while we're on the subject of gardening lol, do you have any ideas what I can put in my tubs for the autumn and winter? I dont like to just to leave them empty adn have never done winter tubs before!

Alex, I personally can't stand flowering cabbage,but a lot of people put it in their tubs for Winter color.....if your weather isn't really severe you could do pansies also......

Kazz · 07-09-2007, 09:21 PM

Either would work I think Eileen, but I PLAN lant them keep them in the shedinplan to plant mine up in pots keep the pots in the shed till the early Spring then bring them out and hey presto I am Useless at recall where I plant bulbs and due to the small garden find myself irritated by the "dying down foliage" and keep diggin them up. But either would work I imagine very well.

alexgirl73 · 07-09-2007, 09:22 PM

winter tends to be a bit hit and miss here Eileen lol, never know what it will be like. Never seen flowering cabbage so will look it up thanks, and I did think about pansies but wasn't sure.

Kazz · 07-09-2007, 09:23 PM

Heathers look okay mixed with pansies.

I don't reall do winter pots you just can't be sure what will happen.

alexgirl73 · 07-09-2007, 09:25 PM

Never thought of heathers lol, duh!!! Will have a look next week and see what looks hardy!

Moli · 07-09-2007, 10:11 PM

Kazz!!that is a brilliant idea....

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