
Michelle plants them in groups of about 5 so they form big pink ‘bouquets’ in the spring.

Talk about a raised bed – this one is at eyebrow level!
Last week, I noticed horticulturist Michelle S busily planting tulips in the (very!) raised bed near the entrance to the Brown Horticulture Learning Center. She said she was planting ‘Pink Impression’ tulips for an improved spring display, adding to tulips planted in previous years. Maybe a warm day like today would be a good time to put bulb planter to soil in our home gardens!
Here’s a good source for fall planting: https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/?sku=02-0418
Also, during last week’s chill, our volunteers were out surveying the Winterthur Garden in search of blooms and berries. Here’s what they found:
http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/Winterthur Bloom List 11.19.2014 no38.pdf