Fall Gardening Task #6: Planting Spring/Summer Bulbs of course!

I love spring, so I find it hard to turn down just about any bulb. Luckily, since I found these great sister companies, I can afford a lot more than just a couple. (They are not paying me to say this btw).

John Scheepers and Van Engelen sell their bulbs at sometimes half of the price you might see anywhere else. I highly recommend checking them out. And if you go to their websites at this time of year, you can often get some steals on bulb sales. They are also likely to be running out of some of the most popular tulips by November, so it is better to order in September if your heart if set on a certain bloom for spring.

Here is a sneak preview of what will be blooming at Gilmore Gardens next spring/summer:

for the Front Woodland, Curb and Shade Path...

the Hill Garden and Cherry Corner...

the Driveway Garden and the Circle Lawn...

I am working on planting 800 bulbs this week, so good thing it is sunny! I am usually out in the icy rain. 

 I am making another attempt this year of planting tulips in to containers.  My first try was a miserable failure (sorry Bev!). After a little research about bulb pots in zone 5, I am headed in the right direction. I plan on planting them up and putting them in in the garage before the first foot of snow. I am really excited about my combinations: shocking orange lily-flowered tulips (finally growing my first Tulipa Ballerina!) and Tulipa Virichic with white anemones (Anemone blanda White Splendor) and purple violas (which I will purchase in the spring).

Fall Gardening Tasks Series:
#1 Planting Lavender in wet climates
#2 New perennials for fall planting 

#3  Thin Perennial Seedlings

#4 Bring in the tender plants (more whimsy than informative)

#5 Mowing leaves into Turf