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Grow a Spectacular Garden in Pots
A bulb lasagne - part 5: hyacinths, dutch irises and crocuses
with ARTHUR PARKINSON — Horticulturist, writer and container gardening expert.
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Discover how to make a beautiful bulb lasagne by layering hyacinths, Dutch irises and crocuses.
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A Bulb Lasagne - Part 5: Hyacinths, Dutch Irises and Crocuses
Discover how to make a beautiful bulb lasagne by layering hyacinths, Dutch irises and crocuses.
There should be a minimum of 2 inches of compost on top of the tulip layer. Hyacinth bulbs are the first bulbs that really begin flowering in the spring. As a hyacinth bulb is a very substantial bulb, you don't need as many. Hyacinth bulbs benefit from being planted before winter arrives when they are tipped out and spaced.
Muscari
Muscari creates a wonderful pool of blue and purple.
Some Experimental Dutch Irises
The Dutch irises will allow the pot to go on into June, making it look full of flowers. Like the muscari, they are very cheap.
Crocuses
The last layer is the crocuses. Leave a good 2 inches of soil. Arthur uses three different varieties: 'Flower Accord', 'Spring Beauty' and 'Orange Monarch', which are planted around the edge.
Fill the soil to the brim, leaving two inches, and plant the cardoons in the middle.
Plant Directory
Hyacinths
- 'Dark Dimension'
- 'Woodstock'
- 'Anatasia'
Mascari
- Latifolium
Crosuses
- 'Flower Record'
- 'Spring Beauty'
- 'Orange Monarch'
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Arthur Parkinson
Horticulturist, writer and container gardening expert.
Named one of the most influential young UK gardeners by Architectural Digest, Arthur Parkinson is a gardener, florist and author with a penchant for growing flamboyant blooms and raising chickens. After studying horticulture at the Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew, Arthur went to work for plantswoman Sarah Raven at her farm in East Sussex to pursue his passion for growing cut flowers. He later became head gardener for the potter Emma Bridgewater, which inspired his first book, The Pottery Gardener. Arthur also co-presents the popular gardening podcast 'Grow, cook, eat, arrange' with Sarah Raven and regularly appears on BBC's 'Gardeners' World'.
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