Yesterday evening we did some guerilla gardening. Our front lawn isn’t really ours, but we’ve been gradually extending a selection of bulbs into the lawn. I love it how they pop out of the gradually growing grass in the spring, and a small fenced-off area is definitely not large enough to contain our gardening aspirations. I have secret desires for them to naturalize and take over the lawn entirely, since it’s an insipid and underused little piece of lawn and they are a lovely batch of flowers.
What do you like to plant in the fall? I go for naturalizing species of bulbs, which means that they will eventually spread if given the right conditions. While they are not generally all that invasive and therefore don’t become a problem, naturalizing bulbs spread slowly over a lawn or garden area over time.
I adore the early spring bulbs. We have a few snowdrops, just because they make me really happy in early February when they decide to arrive. I love crocuses too. These little beauties arrive in early spring, their petals wide open to look like baby birds aching for some food. They come in purples, whites, and yellows and all permutations thereof.
We also planted some daffodils, mostly baby naturalizing ones that are white and yellow. This variety is called New Baby. While I’m not as fond of the showiness of daffodils, these are a little smaller, and little less bright, and they’re so cheery that they can be hard to resist sometimes.
I love tulips too. You can get early, mid, and late-spring tulips for an entire tulip season. Choose from multicolored tulips, glorious single-colored tulips, and blooms with fancy structures like blossoms that look like they have been cut and feathered. These are the spring standby, but they come in many, many new varieties.
What do you plant in your garden to prepare for spring?