Fall Is For Planting

Every Spring, when the daffodils and crocuses bloom I always say I want more. But by Fall I have forgotten where everything is and never seem to get around to buying the bulbs. 

But this was the year to break that cycle. I ordered daffodils, crocuses, Dutch irises, and Grecian windflowers from Holland Bulb Farms. 

And  I bought some alliums from Tractor Supply. 

This Spring after the daffodils had bloomed in my rock garden, I placed flat rocks to mark the spots. Then when I was planting bulbs, I put in wooden skewers so I would know where to go back and water them.

Sadie and Allie helped me plant 75 crocuses to naturalize this grassy bank above the driveway.  I have 50 Tete A Tete daffodils still that I thought I would put in pots of 3-5 bulbs each. I would then overwinter them in the ground under some leaf mulch. Then in the Spring I could place them around where they won’t be on top of something else.  Fall is for planting, let’s get out there.