Daily Home Renovation Tips

In Part 27, we learned how careful one needs to be to read the packaging for Tulips.

Today, we complete our review on the different Tulips that formed part of our front garden’s makeover.

As we learned in Part 27 we had 30 Plaisir Tulip bulbs left over from the package which also contained the Jeanne d’Arc Crocus. So, we used these in the left area of the front garden.

For us this was a good location for these bulbs because, from the above picture, the location for the Tulips was to be behind the Fireglow Japanese Maple and pair of Sedums. The Plaisir Tulips are to grow to a height of 8 inches which might be a little small and might be hidden by the Sedums, but we really had no other place for them.

However, the Plaisir Tulips  are supposed to bloom in early spring, so this might be prior to the Sedums reaching their full height. We will see in the spring how this works out.

Next, we chose two packages, 24 bulbs in each, of a mixture of Tulips for the two areas in the garden directly in front of the garage wall. These varieties, Ballerina, Elegant Lady, Claudia and Tres Chic Tulips are what I have seen called ‘Parrott’ type of Tulips because of their feathery type of petals.

What I also liked about these collection of multiple Tulips is that they are all planted at the same 6 inch depth and are to grow between 50 and 60 cm / 2o and 24  inches high, which is good as they are near the many Hostas plants also in the front garden.

Again, read the packaging to find out how deep to plant the bulbs. As was the case, actually, for all the Tulips we purchased, it was 15 cm or 6 inches deep. And, speaking of packaging, I also liked how, as you can see from the picture below, each of the 4 varieties of Tulip Bulbs are in their own self contained area within the single package.

Lastly, back over to the area on the right of the front garden. It is a large area needing many flowers. So, for this area we saved the last package we purchased, the Don Quichotte Tulip package which contained 45 bulbs.

This brand of Tulips are to grow, according to the packaging, to 60 cm / 2 feet in height which is good as they will be near the Sella D’Or Day Lillies which border the extreme right of the garden along the driveway.

So, there you have it. Many different tulips in our front garden. Did you notice that in each of the groupings all or most of the Tulips will have red or yellow in the flower part of the plant? Yes, there are other varieties. However, this colour / color coordination was intentional. The bricks in our house are red as you know. And the Stella D’Or Day Lillies product a yellow flower.

Colour / color coordination is important not just on the inside of the house but also on the outside.