Bulb Table Dreams: An Update

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I had a different post for today which isn’t where I want it to be yet, so here, instead, is an update from my tiny bulb table. You may remember that back in October I planted up every single pot I had in hopes of something approximating Mr Don’s table of joy. Here we are today, 20th January. The garden is otherwise pretty un-inviting; there is mud and the meadow is squashed, and obviously the temperature is baltic. but look at the new shoots!

Bulbs peeping through the gravel in my pots include:

Muscari (grape hyacinth)

Narcissi ‘tete a tete’ (small daffodil)

Fritillaria meleagris (snakes head fritillary)

Crocus

Iris reticulata (tiny iris)

Scilla siberica

The idea is to achieve something like this:

It’s hard to imagine now, but let’s wait and see. I’m reminded by this picture to do some single hyacinths if I can possibly find them, and also to beef things up with some frilly primula. What think you? Am I getting there?

A couple of close-ups

How are your tiny bulb ambitions shaping up?

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Laetitia