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Re: Hostas

What about using mulch with your perenials that are on top of the
bulbs?  Will it keep the bulbs from making it to the surface?

Thanks,  Sheryl



Bob Carter wrote:
> 
> Jill <jillz@itex1.com> wrote:
> 
> > Great idea.  Another thing you can do is plant forget-me-nots.  I grew
> > some pink ones from seeds this year and they were lovely.  Does anyone
> > have any other ideas of what to plant along with bulbs for camouflage?
> 
> > Jill Zimmerman
> >
> 
> > Kareena Holloway wrote:
> 
> >> Just a side note about hostas.  I recently read that when you plant
> >> bulbs, you can also plant hostas in between them so when the bulb foilage
> >> begins to go, you still have the beautiful foilage of the hostas for
> >> camophlage!
> >> (I'm sure I spelled that wrong!)
> >>
> >> Kareena
> >> Khollow@2xtreme.net
> 
> Yellow cushion spurge, Euphorbia polychroma, has worked well for me with very
> early bloomers like eranthis and crocus.  It starts quite small about the crown
> in early spring but has a nice spread by late spring.
>
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