Hurray, a gardening post at last
It’s that time of year, once again, when my knees and budget take a bit of a knock. The purchasing and planting of the Spring Flowering bulbs.
Funnily enough, I don’t seem to have as much room outdoors as I did when we lived at the flat and effectively, had no garden! This is because we planted a few plants, in boring, unnatural straight lines that whilst not exactly twee…are really unimaginative and uninspiring. So I am going to punctuate said boring alignment with some nice colourful bulbs and if I happen to infringe upon the precious lawn. Opps!
Of course it wouldn’t be me if I didn’t have a lasagne pot so watch this space, cos this year it’s a doozie!
Here is what I’ve bought to plant this year, where from, how many…
| Name of Plant | Quantity | From | Flowers | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allium Roseum | 15 | B&M (Ormskirk) | Spring | 1.99 | |
| Anemone de Caen | 35 | Home Bargain | Spring | 1.29 | Over a year old |
| Anemone de Caen | 20 | Home Bargain | Spring | 1 | Over a year old |
| Brodiaea Queen Fabiola | 30 | B&M (Ormskirk) | Spring | 1.99 | |
| Brodiaea White | 10 | B&M (Ormskirk) | Spring | Part of a Woodland Combination Pack | |
| Camassia Leichtlinii Alba | 3 | Dobbies | Spring | 4.99 | |
| Colchicum Autumnale Album | 3 | Amazon | Autumn | 10.99 | |
| Colchicum Dick Trotter | 1 | Harlow Carr | Autumn | 2.99 | |
| Crocus (Large Flowering) | 8 | Asda | Spring | 1.99 | |
| Crocus Sasivus (Saffron) | 15 | Dobbies | Autumn | 4.99 | |
| Crocus Speciosus | 15 | Dobbies | Autumn | 4.99 | |
| Fritillaria Meleagris | 5 | B&M (Ormskirk) | Spring | Part of a Woodland Combination Pack | |
| Fritillaria Meleagris | 20 | Morrisons (Southport) | Spring | 2 | |
| Fritillaria Meleagris | 20 | Morrisons (Southport) | Spring | 2 | |
| Galanthus (Snowdrops) | 30 | Wilko | Spring | 4 | Over a year old |
| Iris Blue Pearl | 20 | Asda | Spring | 2.99 | |
| Narcissus Cheerfulness | 8 | Asda | Spring | 2 | |
| Puschkinia Libanotica | 20 | In Store | Spring | 1.79 | |
| Triteleia Uniflora | 10 | B&M (Ormskirk) | Spring | 2.99 | Part of a Woodland Combination Pack |
| Tulipa Carnaval de Rio | 10 | LIDL (Ormskirk) | Spring | 1.79 | |
| Tulipa Sweet Flag | 8 | Asda | Spring | 2.00 | |
| Scilla Siberica | 15 | Ladygreen | Spring | 3.99 | |
| Iris Carmen | 20 | Ladygreen | Spring | 2.99 | |
| Tulipa Van Ejik | 5 | Ladygreen | Spring | 5 | 0.00 |
| Allium Graceful Beauty | 6 | Ladygreen | Spring | 6 | 2.99 |
| Totals | 306 | 68.74 |