Spring starts slowly in many climates and the vegetable garden can seem pretty flat and boring at that time of year. In April and early May at my house, I mostly feel like I’m looking at a field of hay and woodchip mulch.
After a winter of filled with gray and white frozen landscapes, my eyes are aching for some color.
That’s why I’ve planted hundreds of spring bulbs around my house and throughout my perennial gardens. The absolute delight and joy they inspire in my thawing winter heart are unparalleled. And each spring I think to myself, “There’s really no such thing as too many bulbs.”
One year I was mentally complaining to myself how boring my vegetable garden looked, while the rest of my landscape was popping with color from the cheery spring bulbs, when all of a sudden I was struck by a genius idea – why not plant bulbs in my vegetable garden, too?!
The Surprising Cure for a Boring Spring Vegetable Garden
I was pretty happy with myself for coming up with this idea and I filed it away for the coming fall. When it arrived I went to my local nursery and bought tulip, daffodil, and allium bulbs.
I tucked them into the corners of some of my vegetable garden beds, and the next spring, wow, the pops of early color made a huge dramatic difference.
Instead of having to wait impatiently for my puny vegetable plants to grow and add some interest to my garden, the spring bulbs poked their happy little heads through the mulch and distracted me with their riotous pops of color.
This year, don’t settle for the boring landscape of the early spring vegetable garden. Instead, spice it up with some favorite spring bulbs.
You can orchestrate many weeks of color by mixing early, mid-, and late season blooming bulbs like crocus, daffodils, tulips, alliums, and irises.
And while you’re at it, make sure you have plenty of color around your house and throughout your perennial garden. Remember – there’s no such thing as too many bulbs!
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More posts about creating a beautiful vegetable garden:
Gorgeous Summer Blooming Perennials
Adding Beauty to Your Garden With Flowers
5 Fabulous Cut Flowers for Your Vegetable Garden
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