Tulip trials

The continued results of our Tulip Trials are there to be seen. Everywhere in the garden combinations of Tulip varieties are coming into full bloom and the added colour at this early stage of the gardening year is so welcome.

Back in December we planated over 500 Tulips throughout the garden, all kindly given to us to trial by Jo and Tim at Directbulbs.com.

The combinations were - Spring Green & Eyecatcher, Blue Diamond & Orange Princess, Jackpot & Graceland, Claudia & Tres Chic, Ballade White & Synadae Orange and single plantings using Cracker and American Dream.

American Dream works well planted in amongst the Wallflowers we have and which border the vegetable garden. Meanwhile, Tres Chic and Claudia look very elegant planted in our more formal beds in the front garden.

But the hard work planting these Tulips was last year. The hard work right now has been barrowing the recycled garden waste we use as a mulch from a large pile which was delivered on Friday to all the beds we have created around the garden. This will seal in moisture before Summer while surpressing weeds. All day Saturday and half of Sunday is long and tiring work but it will be worth it and has the added bonus of improving our thin and impoverished soil.