Planting Bulbs

Bulbs need to be planted in the fall in order for them to grow in the spring.  They come back year after year.  They are often the first plants to show any green in the spring, and many bulbs have very beautiful flowers.  It's almost winter, so we're running out of time to plant.

Ruler, Terrence, and Cecil planted daffodils, allium, crocus, spanish bluebells, and bearded iris.  Below are bearded irises.

This is what the bearded irises will look like in the spring (we hope).  This is the picture from their package.

Mr. Dwyer is showing us how to prepare the soil by digging a hole to the right depth and adding our compost.

This is what spanish bluebell bulbs look like.  Ms. Lucy gave us these bulbs from her garden.  There are bluebells that are actually blue, but these will come up pink.

Once we've planted, Casimir and Ms. Lucy cover the ground with a layer of mulch.

Casimir learns about bulbs.