Dahlias and Summer Bulbs
Hello friends,
Yes, I bought more dahlias, and no, I'm not ashamed of it. Mount Mera Botanical in Dunedin recently released some of the wish list dahlias that I missed out on earlier this year, so I whipped out my credit card and bought three more varieties, Bacardi, Fairway Pilot, and Iced Tea.
I planted them straight out into the garden, with Iced Tea in the front garden, and Bacardi and Fairway Pilot in the back garden.
I was also looking for shade loving plants for the darker parts of the garden, and saw an email from Bulbs Direct selling Polygonatum multiflorum plants. I invested in three of them and planted them out straight away. I'm impatiently waiting for them to sprout.
And while I was ordering from Bulbs Direct, I also bought a bunch of new Gladioli varieties to pop in various parts of the front and back garden. I'm hoping they'll really make a nice splash of colour in the garden over summer.
And with that I think my bulb and dahlia buying for the year will be over. With the back garden redesign over winter, it was a busy buying time over winter and spring. I don't plan on buying any more bulbs until next autumn when I purchase some ranunculus to fill out the back garden. I've really come to appreciate their colours later in spring.
Have a wonderful day
Julie-Ann
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