Arlene Wright-Correll

Getting Ready for Spring©



Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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Here we are just hoping that summer will cool down and that fall will come along with its crisp cool days and artist's palette of colors and I am talking about getting ready for spring.

Well this is the time to do it. Especially if you want those lovely drifts of narcissus, daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, scilla, crocus and other wonderful spring bulbs.

Here is a very good tip. Buy more bulbs than you think you will need and you will be blessed with dramatic effects of color. The rule of thumb is to plant 2 or 3 times more than you think you want. Also do not plant them in rows, plant them in clusters with the bulbs about 2 inches apart and put about 10 or 12 in each cluster.

Bulbs need to absorb lots of sunshine before your trees leaf out and they will fill in all that bareness that prevails at the end of the winter.

Nothing is more inviting and welcoming that crocus sticking their lovely blooms up through the remaining snow.

I don't know how many varieties of daffodils I have planted over the years. I keep adding some each year because things do happen to old bulbs, especially if you have moles. One of the great things is when a patch you have naturalized with any kinds of bulbs such a daffodils you can divide them and move them around as they will reproduce more bulbs as the years go by.

Don't forget that different bulbs grow at different heights and you must remember that or you will have tall ones in front of the short ones. Also bulbs, even spring bulbs come out in early, mid or late spring so one can have a continuing cascade of color if you remember that and plant some accordingly.

Don't forget the Dutch Iris and the Siberian Iris, both early bloomers with delicate flowers.

Remember when you plant your spring bulbs on a hillside they will bloom earlier than those planted in a valley and the same is with spring bulbs planted on a south slope. They will bloom earlier than the same type bulbs you may have planted on a northern slope.

Yes, now is the time to get out those bulb catalogs and make your orders so they get here in time to be planted before your last frost.

"Tread the Earth Lightly" and in the meantime May your day be filled with... Peace, Light and Love,

Author's note: This article was originally written for GreenThumbArticles.com

About the Author & Artist. Arlene Wright-Correll (1935- ___), popular American award winning Artist, published author, columnist, & is the resident art instructor for Avalon Stained Glass School, at the age of 68, decided to pick up her paint brushes again after 54 years and paint.  She is a cancer and stroke survivor who is able to strive forward each and everyday to welcome the beauty of this small planet.  She also is a China & Porcelain painter, Sandblasting & Etching, Stained Glass & fused glass Artisan. She is one of the six KY Artists who worked 6 months to create the dolls for Journey Jots in 2006 and a Smithsonian Institute art exhibit in 2008. Her published books can be found here . She is also a featured writer for GreenThumbArticles.com and teaches Art Vacation Holidays at Avalon Stained Glass School and Creativity Center.

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