It would seem that the most usual and quite familiar to us tulip can become not just part of the composition for the flower bed, but also a real decoration of the site. Plant these flowers equally well both in the form of a monoclub, and in tandem with other plants. If you properly plant the tulips and how to care for them, you will get a bright and spectacular flower garden.
How to plant tulips correctly - the main stages of work
So, to begin with, step by step we will consider the steps from preparing the planting material to the time of planting.
First we will consider the question of when to plant tulips. It is important to choose the ideal time, so that the bulbs do not die. On average, the planting period lasts approximately from the second half of September and the first week of October. Later terms are threatened by the freezing of the bulb. If you land before, the bulbs will wake up just before the cold starts. The time when it is better to plant tulips depends on the region: the warmer it is, the later they start to work.
Next, consider the depth to plant tulips. It is enough to remember the golden rule: the land above the bulb should be twice as large as its size. That is why it is important to place the planting material correctly. From the depth to which different tulip bulbs should be planted, the formation of a flower garden also depends: the largest are located in the center, the smaller we distribute along the periphery.
Equally important is the treatment of the tulip bulbs before planting. Preliminary, we make a visual assessment of the planting material and reject all spoiled bulbs without regrets. This point is important in the question of how to plant the tulips correctly, from the point of view of safety: any rotten places are necessarily a potential source of infection, which can ruin the entire flower garden.
Well, now let us touch on the most interesting, namely, the moment how beautifully to plant the tulips. Equally often used as single islands, and compositions with other colors. As a rule, three main arrangement techniques are used, shown below.
The following are the options for correctly planting tulips with a small amount of planting material or just two or three varieties, as well as options for large compositions:
- when there are a few bulbs, it is worth trying single islands near the tree;
- if there are only a few varieties, it is worthwhile to plant the tulips in pairs with other plants, flowering shrubs, conifers and boxwood will do;
- if there is a large amount of planting material and spaciousness on the site, be sure to pay attention to the compositions with hyacinths, primroses and muscari;
- sometimes the reception works with the so-called field of tulips, where the flowers are located almost spontaneously, sometimes they are color transitions.
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