Putting up Spring Flowering Bulbs Provides an Important Food Source for Pollinators
Philadelphia, September 8, 2022 - Flowerbulbs.com
wants to help gardeners create a wildlife-friendly lawn. What if gardeners
could plant a landscape that would support pollinators, never need weeding, and
become more beautiful every year? It’s possible with bulb lawns. This planting
method is no secret to the professionals; many botanic gardens feature bulb
lawns in the springtime. By planting an assortment of small, very early
flowering bulbs this fall, springtime will come sooner with a bright burst of
flowers.
New Age Naturalizing
Bulb lawns have much in common with planting bulbs for naturalizing.
Naturalizing means planting bulbs that will multiply and come back every year
with a bigger and better flower show. Besides lawns, it’s easy to naturalize
bulbs in shrub borders and perennial gardens. The bulbs will get all the spring
sunshine before the trees, shrubs, and perennials leaf out.
A Great Investment
Bulb lawns can be any size. Some have been around for hundreds of years and
have spread to encompass many acres, while others are small plots near
deciduous trees or shrubs. No matter the size, planting a bulb lawn is easy to
do and an excellent investment. Gardeners only need to buy and plant the bulbs
once, and with minimal effort, the rewards get bigger yearly. Using a bulb
auger to dig the holes makes fast work of this weekend project. Most bulbs in
this assortment are squirrel, rodent, and deer resistant.
Reasons to Plant a Bulb Lawns
- Plant
once and done
- Provides
important early-season pollen and nectar for pollinators
- Squirrel,
Rodent, and Deer Resistant
- Never
need to weed, less work
- Low
inputs, water once after planting
Lawns are Food Deserts for Wildlife
It’s common in the United States to have large turf-based lawns, but this
practice has many valid detractors. While having some lawn can be practical as
a place to play for children and pets or for entertaining, a bulb lawn provides
an essential source of early-season pollen and nectar for pollinators. Very little
else flowers that time of year, and the awakening insects need to forage. It’s
a win-win for gardeners and the environment.
Perfect for Nature Lovers
Bulb lawns are not for highly maintained lawns that use lots of nitrogen-based
fertilizer and irrigation or weed killers and pesticides. Sparse lawns, on the
hand, under deciduous trees, are perfect. The area of the bulb lawn will need
to be mowed a few weeks later than usual, so the bulb foliage can wither and
restore the bulbs for the following year. Putting down some bulb fertilizer
after the bulbs bloom is beneficial, and no other maintenance is needed.
Chose the Best Site
- Choose
a low-traffic area
- Most
bulbs thrive in full sun but will also tolerate partial shade
- Plant
bulbs under trees and shrubs; they will bloom before the foliage leafs out
- Bulbs
prefer average soil with a neutral pH.
- The
soil must be well-drained. No standing water.
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