Can I plant flower bulbs in the spring? Summer-blooming bulbs are most often planted in the spring, assoon as the danger of frost has passed. Though the five bulbs featured below are winter-hardy down to USDA hardiness zone 5, planting them in the spring gives the bulbs plenty of time ...
such as Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginiana), bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) and spring beauties (Claytonia virginica). They show up and bloom in spring then disappear. I call them magic plants.
I paused on the garden path this morning to tuck in the stray hairs from the ponytail I had hastily pulled tight when I hustled outside to water and weed. The slight breeze tickled the strays against my cheek, making me aware of the welcome movement in the air. It’s self-preservation...