Chores
May day… may day
There is a certain urgency in the air. May, the last month of autumn is also the last month that bulbs can be safely planted for a surefire spring flowering. Any later and the ground is too cold for them to get going – except of course in warmer northern areas, in which case the ground and air temperatures will never be cold enough for them to flower without prior chilling. Rather than muck about with chilling them, grow bulbs native to warmer areas such as anemone, Dutch iris, freesia, – and almost any sort
