Monday Yardening

>> Have you planted eranthis before? <<

I don't think so. They just looked pretty, so I bought some to try. Over the last couple years, I have gotten more interested in the less-common spring flowers.

>> And congratulations on the Katharine Hodgkins! I'm a fool for Iris reticulata, especially those that retain their species scent. Do you know that about KH yet? <<

I love iris. I am also a fan of scented flowers. These are also new to me. However, a quick online search reveals that they have "a sweet, violet-like fragrance." :D

>> Ah, that's the classic I. reticulata fragrance! Yay! <<

\o/

>> Eranthis typically do very much better if you soak them overnight before planting them. <<

*headdesk* I did not know that, and did not soak them. Maybe I'll remember to water them tomorrow.

>> I know this because I've often forgotten the advice to do so. :D So if they aren't brilliant in the spring and you didn't soak, don't give up on them forever. <<

Thanks for the tip.

>> When they're happy they naturalize gloriously. <<

I am interested in bulbs for naturalizing. I probably have more outside of gardens than inside them. I put daffodils in rings around trees and scatter tulips in patches. One of these years I should get a big bag of muscari or something and do those in swaths.

I have some muscari and a few other naturalized bulbs. I also have a little over 2 acres. I can easily put down small bulbs by the dozens. Besides, muscari are cheap.