MANY people only asso-
ciate bulbs with spring
flowers. like the tulips that
blossomed into a riot of
color in past weeks. But
summer-flowering bulbs
can brighten a garden and
accent shrubs and perenni-
als right through the fall.

The four traditional
favorites among summer-flow-
ering bulbs are dahlias, bego-
nias, gladiolus and lilies.

Few other garden plants
provide as long a show as
dahlias: blooming may begin

Pianting successful summer bulbs

SUMMER-FLOWERING bulbs produce their best blooms when
planted in a sunny spot; however, lilies and begonias also bloom very

well in partial shade.

Plant summer bulbs in the spring when there is no tonger any dan-
ger of ground frost, which should be no later than the end of May.

Planting depths vary for summer bulbs. With dahlias, a bit of the
old stalk should still stick out of the ground. Tuberous begonias have
to be covered with one to two centimetres (three-quarter inch) of soil.
Gladioli should be planted 7 to 10 cm (3-4 in.) deep and lilies at a

your garden with bulbs

as early as July and continue
until frost. You can choose
from an assortment of sizes.
colors and shapes. Flower
forms include cactus, ball, dec-
orative, mignon, anemone-
flowered, topmix, collerctte
and pompom.

There are low-growing
dahlias that stand just 30 cm
(12 in.) or less in height, as well
as taller ones that easily reach
the two-metre mark (6.5 ft.)
and a host of in-between sizes.

Begonias, too. come in a
variety of shapes and colors.
There are begonias that look
like roses, carnations, camel-

depth of at least 15 to 20 cm (6-8 in.).

It’s important to give the plants plenty of water, especially right

“after they have been planted.

Gardening is much like fashion or interior design. Paint colors set
a mood in a room, and fabrics for either furnishings or clothing com-
municate styles from elegant to casual, from friendly to austere.

The same principles are true for the garden in so much as the
types of flowers you choose, their colors and planting designs, allow

your garden to speak volumes about the feelings it inspires.

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jias and peonies. as well as
trailing begonias with showers
of smaller bloom clusters. All
of them flourish in sun or par-
tial shade. giving a splash of
culor to practically any spot in
the garden.

Gladiolus generally blooms
from early July until
September. Like dahlias, glads
like sun, heat and very litle
wind.

If you want fragrance with

your glads, try the gladiolus’
cousin, Acidanthera_ bicolor.
which hears sweet-smelling,
creamy white flowers with a
dark lilac heart.
Lilies are an indis-
pensable feature of the
summer garden. They
too come in an amuaz-
ing palette of colors,
forms and scents.

Depending on the
variety you have cho-
sen, lilies can bloom
from mid-spring
through to late fall.
Some lilies prefer
shade and others sun;
however, they all gen-
erally prefer to have
cool feet which makes
them perfect for inter-
planting with low-
growing ground cov-
ers and annuals.

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Netherlands Flower-
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