44 - Friday, February 1, 1991 ~ Nor:h Snore News

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Firoto submitted

SNGWDROPS ARE often the first hint of spring in gardens. If weather conditions are right, these
white flowers can even bloom before the last snowflakes have melted away.

Bulb flowers add color

A ROLLING, well-manicured
lawn is still important to many
Canadians, but for those yearning
for a bright splash of color in the
early spring, naturalized bulb
flowers amid the green provides a
way to have the best of both situ-
ations. Naturalizing just means
leaving the hardy bulbs, corms
and tubers in the ground to fend
for themselves from one season to
the next.

Little bulbs — such as crocus,
grape hyacinth, snowdrops and
glory-of-the-snow — can be scat-

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tered across the lawn where they
will bloom in the early spring, be-
fore it’s time to get out the lawn
mower. These colorful tiny bulb
flowers can be left in place, year
after year, to bloom and multiply
naturally.

For the best effect, plant the
bulbs lavishly in the fall. Throw
them vut by the handful and dig
them in where they fall. You will

need about 30 bulbs in a large
drift to make a colorful impact.
Anything less looks too sparse.
Fortunately, the little bulbs are
the least expensive, making this a
practical gardening alternative.
And your return on investment is
high with little bulbs; they will
both propagate naturally by pro-
ducing new bulbs from the origi-

See snowdrops page 15

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