11/03:

A long overdue update! Well, the winners from the spring sampler were the Snow Crocus, daffodils (Carlton, Salome and Passionale) and hyacinths of all varieties (Mixed Dutch Hyacinths, Blue Grape Hyacinths and Wood Hyacinths). Of the tulips, the Lily Flowering Tulips gave the best showing - we'll see if they come back this year before I order more. The Early Stardrift barely appeared and I never saw a single representative from the Lavender Mountain Lilies.

Here are some photos of the 2003 spring garden!

(Coming soon: a week-by-week calendar of what appeared when and how long it lasted (potentially interesting to other Atlanta, Georgia-area gardeners).)

Mid-summer, I ordered a planted some red and white begonias, a Creeping Phlox collection and an Emperor Frederick Gloxinia. Unfortunately, to say they did poorly would be an understatement.

For spring 2004, I've once again purchased from Dutch Gardens. This selection of 225 bulbs was picked specifically based on what did well in 2003. The selections include Snow Crocus, Mixed Dutch Hyacinths, Wood Hyacinths, a variety of Muscari (related to Blue Grape Hyacinths) including Muscari Latifolium, Muscari Azureum, White Muscari and Mt. Hood Muscari, a Deluxe Daffodil Mixture, and a collection of Daffodils for naturalizing (including Flower Record, Juanita, Salome and Ice Follies).

2/03:

I planted a spring collection of 125 bulbs from Dutch Gardens late December of 2002. It includes Snow Crocus, Carlton Daffodils, Mixed Dutch Hyacinths, Blue Grape Hyacinths, Early Stardrift, Salome Daffodils, Red Emperor Tulips, Passionale Daffodils, Big Smile Tulips, Lily Flowering Tulips, Wood Hyacinths and Lavender Mountain Lilies. The first that have come up are the snow crocuses - only yellow so far. Here's the first one that came up last weekend (2/9/03).