Fitting in 3-season color
By: Garden Gate staff
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Beautiful bulbs
Have a narrow strip of dry soil along a driveway or the foundation of the house? It only takes a few drought-tolerant plants to add eye-catching blooms that welcome visitors as they arrive.
Spring Start by planting a colorful mix of tulips (Tulipa spp. and hybrids).
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Low-maintenance in summer
When tulips are finished blooming and their foliage begins to fade, summer-blooming bulbs and corms will come up in front to hide them. Plant these 2 ft. apart on center and cut them back by about half in late summer, to form a neat-looking hedge.
Spring Start by planting a colorful mix of tulips (Tulipa spp. and hybrids).
Summer Lilies (Lilium hybrids), drumstick allium (Allium sphaerocephalon) and spike blazing star (Liatris spicata), come up in front of the tulips, hiding the ripening foliage.
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Late-season interest
Hardy garden mums finish filling out in fall, providing almost endless color. Just pinch plants back regularly in the beginning of the season to encourage good branching.
Spring Start by planting a colorful mix of tulips (Tulipa spp. and hybrids).
Summer Lilies (Lilium hybrids), drumstick allium (Allium sphaerocephalon) and spike blazing star (Liatris spicata), come up in front of the tulips, hiding the ripening foliage.
Fall Hardy garden mums (Chrysanthemum hybrids) add fullness and color.
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