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Author Message   Ph_in_va  My Weather Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 11:48 pm:    I feel pretty stupid for asking this, but it's been a type of week and I'm pretty brain dead right now and can't figure it out. So I figured I'd turn to the Buddies here. I need to decide how to arrange the tulips in my flower bed that I'll be planting any day now when the bulbs arrive. I'll have single early tulips Diana and Diamond, which are supposed to bloom in April and grow 12" - 16" tall. I'll also have some lily-flowering tulips, Elegant Lady and White Elegance, which are supposed to be 16" - 22" tall and bloom in May. Due to space limitations I need to plant some of the tulips in front of the others. Should I plant the shorter (but earlier-blooming) tulips in front of the taller (but later-blooming) ones? Or should I plant the later-blooming ones in front, to help hide what I imagine will be dying earlier-blooming ones? Or should I just mix them all up? I've never planted tulips before, and my mom never had good luck with them thanks to voles, so I honestly have no clue. All suggestions will be truly appreciated. Ph_in_va - Virginia, Zone "6b/7a"   Lilybeetle  Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 04:34 am:    I don't think there are any rules - so I will just share my personal preference. I like to plant in large groups - minimum of ten per grouping. I have a few groupings of 60 tulips in shades of purple, pink and white mixed together. I plant tulips that bloom at the same time together and will mix two or more varieties in a spot if I think they will look good together - for instance if the Elegant lady and White lady compliment each other they could be planted together. I think it looks nice when a clump of tulips vary in height. I dig a large hole about 8 inches deep and backfill with about 2 inches of loose soil at the bottom of the hole then arrange the tulips about 2 inches apart as I like dense plantings. The first year it is not necessary to add any bone meal or bulb booster as the bulb has everything it needs. There is a website www.tulipworld.com and you can get lots of inspiration ideas there and even play around with combos - so have fun. Lilybeetle - Ontario, Zone "4B"

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