Plant spring bulbs that are easy to grow and live long
Spring is upon us and bulbs are popping up all over. Although I love daffodils and feel that one can never have too many, there are a host of other spring bulbs that are beautiful, easy to grow and long lived in the garden. Some, like snowflake, Leucojum aestivum “gravetye giant,” form large clumps and grow 18 to 30 inches tall or taller. The white bell-shaped flowers tipped in green add movement to the garden as they dance in the breeze. I have some planted in an area where I grow azaleas, hellebores, Christmas ferns and other woodland delights like Pulmonaria, also known as lungwort, but this versatile bulb will also thrive in damp soils in sun or shade. A good combination for shady damp sites is Senecio aureus, golden ragwort, Leucojum aestivum and Acorus gramineus “ogon” with its variegated yellow and green grass-like foliage.
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