Garden - Spring Flowers

My glower beds lack one unique thing, spring flowers. The ahhh moment of the first sprigs of  springtime do not live in my beds. I have the tools to succeed in this, I've just never used them. Oh I have a clump of daffodils, a few scraggly tulips, and one or two hyacinths. A seemingly unstoppable massive amount of flower beds is brought to a halt though with the expected blinding colors of spring.

I'm not usually planting when these need to be added. To be perfectly honest, I am in garden burnout at the end of the season. Not of looking at it, but of working in it. Watering, dead heading, digging, planting, starting, pruning, and on and on. Yet at this time I should be snagging up the illustrious spring bulbs to add to my flowers. I think it's also because of money, because by this time I have blown my budget a few times over.

I want clumps of red tulips, pink and white tulips, and orange tulips. I want them spread out in different sections of my beds. According to Artaprenticeonlic "In ancient Persia, known today as Iran, the tulip was recognized as the symbol of ‘tragic’ and also of ‘perfect love’ It is said that two lovers, Shirin and Farhad were deeply in love, the young man, mislead by a rival, fell to his death when he rode his horse over a cliff, he thought the girl he loved was dead. It was a lover’s trick and it’s said that red tulips began growing on the spot where he died unnecessarily. The red tulips represented the drops of his spilled blood. Can you imagine how this belief could be used to help the artist create a dramatic mood for a floral painting?" Since I often see my flower beds through a artists eye, I am a photographer, I think that I definitely need to add red tulips to my gardens.

 I want different types of daffodils, colors, amount of petals, and heights. The fascinating narcissus is "(a) well-known European flower brings bright swathes of colour to woods and grassland in early spring. Although the daffodil is sometimes known as the Easter lily, it is actually a member of the Amaryllidaceae (the plant family that also includes snowdrops) and hence is not a true lily. The Latin name for daffodil is thought to have been inspired by Narcissus, who was a figure in Greek mythology said to have fallen in love with his reflection in a pool of water. The nodding head of the daffodil is said to represent Narcissus bending down and gazing at his reflection." according to kew.org.

I want the sweet smell of hyacinths in pink, purple, and white. I even want grape hyacinths. On top of their amazing smell "The use of Hyacinth and its antimicrobial, anti-fungal and antibacterial properties make it the perfect choice for treating many skin disorders." says stylecraze.com. Further the hyacinth can be used to help with cholera, sore throats, snake bites, as an anti-inflammatory, healthier digestions, and controls cholesterol.  A pretty cool plant!

I'll add crocus to the front edges of beds. As Almanac.com says: "When it seems like winter will never lose its icy grip, the dainty goblet-shaped crocus pushes through the snow to put on a show of colorful revival. If you are not planting this perennial bulb, you are missing an early season of delight. From snow crocuses (the first to bloom) to giant Dutch crocuses, all just 2 to 4 inches tall, these blooms offer a variety in color (pinks, reds, oranges, yellows, purples, blues, and more) that stand out against the bleak late-winter landscape. Many have strong perfumes that lure bees out of their hives in February or March. Small bulbs like crocus not only provide winter garden color, but they naturalize, meaning that they spread and come back year after year—with minimum care—for an ever-larger display. As a bonus, deer, squirrels, and rabbits rarely bother early little bulbs."

I think my gardens need a spring makeover after all of that!