Property News · February 19, 2022

Now is the season to plant snowdrops, bluebells, wood anemones, aconites and lily of the valley | Alys Fowler


Plant bulbs ‘in the green’ now and gaps under shrubs and trees will soon fill up, bringing beauty to sparse-looking shrubs and hedgesThe awkward bare ankles of a shrub or deciduous hedge are not things of beauty, but there they often are. Nature doesn’t leave this spot bare for long, though: all sorts of things make the most of this sparse space. Right now, it is spring bulbs – first snowdrops, then aconites and bluebells, wood anemones, and later perhaps some lily of the valley.I mention these, not just because they are starting to unfurl, but as it is the best time to get hold of them to plant. So, if you have a threadbare hedge base or shrub or garden tree that could do with a ruffle or drift of flowers at its feet, get ordering. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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