{"id":772,"date":"2009-10-19T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T14:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2009\/10\/over-400-spring-bulbs-to-plant.html"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:19:28","slug":"over-400-spring-bulbs-to-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2009\/10\/over-400-spring-bulbs-to-plant.html","title":{"rendered":"Over 400 Spring Bulbs to Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"

That’s not a typo. We bought 430 spring bulbs to plant around Seven Oaks.<\/p>\n

Many years ago, I got a book out of the library filled with landscaping ideas. One glossy color photo captured our attention. It showed an orchard of apple trees. Planted among the floweirng apples trees were daffodils, grape hyacinth, crocus…a living carpet of yellow, purple, white, buzzing with bees while the dainty pink apple blossoms swayed above.<\/p>\n

We were absolutely captivated by that image, and we wanted to recreate it when we finally could. Now’s our chance…
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\nLast year, I planted just about a dozen King Alfred bulbs in the orchard. A few came up. This photo is from last year (the one above is from Morguefile – but what we aspire to!)<\/p>\n

According to the book, the spring flowers flourish in the orchard. Sunlight nurtures them until the trees leaf out, and by the time the grass grows high enough to need mowing, the bulbs are finished for the year.<\/p>\n

So that is what was are doing here.<\/p>\n

We bought 100 King Alfred Daffodils, and 100 of a professional landscaping mix for naturalizing. We bought 100 crocus and another 100 grape hyacinths.<\/p>\n

And the remaining 30?<\/p>\n

I love tulips. I can’t be without them. Fifteen mixed pastel tulips will be planted near the deck, alongside 15 mixed color hyacinths for their heavenly smell.<\/p>\n

The deer love to graze in our orchard, and ever night, the mama deer with the crooked leg and her two almost-grown fawns graze among the apple trees. We picked the daffodils for the wide open areas for the most important reason: they’re deer resistant!<\/p>\n

Now on to planting them….I wonder how long that’s going to take?!<\/p>\n

So what does 400+ bulbs look like? Like this!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That’s not a typo. We bought 430 spring bulbs to plant around Seven Oaks. Many years ago, I got a book out of the library filled with landscaping ideas. One glossy color photo captured our attention. It showed an orchard of apple trees. Planted among the floweirng apples trees were daffodils, grape hyacinth, crocus…a living…<\/p>\n

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