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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 6, 2010 10:00:28 GMT
I'm the same in that don't like to throw anything away Jilly if there is a chance for it at all.  |
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Post by Jilly on Feb 6, 2010 10:13:50 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 6, 2010 10:18:14 GMT
For sure it does Jilly It's such a fiddly job too  |
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 6, 2010 12:23:12 GMT
Because my birthday is in February I usually get a big pot of Hyacinths as a present from work, (usually from M&S). When they've finished flowering I always plant them in the garden. They sometimes take a couple of years to settle down & flower again properly, but it's certainly worth doing. I buy new bulbs for pot displays every year (to be certain of flowers) but after that they all go into the garden too. Daffs seem to be fine & flower the next year, some of the fancier Tulips do disappear but I get about 50% success. Mind you, as I'm planting the finished bulbs in about May when the borders are stuffed they just get plonked in where ever I can find a gap, I might get more success if I did it properly  . Jillyx Is the fine art of plonking bulbs in spaces not a good thing i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/cheesy.gif It's the spaces I have trouble with - usually something trying to grow under the soil of the spot I have chosen i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/rolleyes.gif |
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Post by Jilly on Feb 7, 2010 11:33:18 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 7, 2010 12:00:37 GMT
I think it's a good idea Jilly. The poor bulbs are less likely to be decapitated at a later date ;D
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Post by Jilly on Mar 6, 2010 11:30:31 GMT
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Post by snowowl on Mar 6, 2010 11:34:02 GMT
Lovely Jilly i can smell them from here.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 6, 2010 12:54:07 GMT
Oh Jilly they're lovely. Do they smell good too? |
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Post by Jilly on Mar 6, 2010 19:35:40 GMT
They're in the hall & they're the first thing we smell when we get home . Jillyx |
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 6, 2010 20:19:18 GMT
They look smashing Jilly - lovely pot too! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 21, 2010 19:50:41 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 21, 2010 20:13:25 GMT
Smashing LG - do they smell beautiful? My blue outdoor hyacinths are ahead of my white ones but not open like yours.
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 21, 2010 20:15:06 GMT
The smell is faint but in the air if you know what I mean Jasmine. My white ones are starting to open too. I just love them. That pot now has pride of place beside my seat at the front door. ;D
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