There was finally a break in the rain and we were able to get our fall bulbs planted. October was a really wet month and November is shaping up to be wet as well. We're finding out about how well our soil drains, that's for sure. The Western end of the South bed felt a little bit like planting in a mud puddle, but the rest of it seemed to be draining well.
Meredithe, Amelia and I put in 225 bulbs in about two hours. First we put in 60 Joan of Arc Crocus. We planted them in groups of 5, six groups in each bed spaced in between the bushes. You can see the small area of disturbed soil out in front of Amelia in the foreground. She's planting some of the 150 mixed daffodils that were planted in groups of 12-13. They're the bulbs that are laid out in a rough pattern in the picture. We also put in 15 City of Haarlem Hyacinth. They're placed at the end of each bed and opposite the bushes around the outside of each bed. We planted the one odd bulb with the Gladiolas down by the driveway.
The Crocus are a bright white, the Hyacinth are ivory in color and the Daffodils are mixed varieties, but should be comprised mainly of varying shades of yellow. Hopefully, they'll all be up in time for the wedding in late April. We'll also be planting annuals around them in the Spring to fill in the beds.
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