It was my decision as to what we ordered for this years colour and we ended up planting 3500 bulbs to give a stunning display of colour. So far the campus is looking great with all the daffodils flowering and now the tulips are starting to appear.
So here's what to look out for:
Crocus sativus - Fragrant purple flowers in autumn
(Image from www.sativus.com)
Narcissi Sempre Avanti - White and yellow flowers in spring
(Image from www.99roots.com)
Allium Bulgaricum - 20-30 bell shaped flowers with a pink/red stripe in summer.
(Image from www.jparkers.co.uk)
Allium mixed - White, blue, yellow, and mauve flowers in May and June.
(Image from www.jparkers.co.uk)
Frittilaria Assyriaca - Deep purple/orange flowers in spring.
(Image from www.hartsnursery.co.uk)
Muscari Armeniacum - Purple/blue pea-like flowers in spring.
(Image from www.jparkers.co.uk)
Dutch Iris Mixture - A vibrant mix of colour in summer.
(Image from www.jparkers.co.uk)
Tritileia Queen Fabiola - Clusters of purple star shaped flowers in May and June.
(Image from www.jparkers.co.uk)
Tulip Rembrandt - Wide opening cream flower with an external pink stripe in spring.
(Image taken by myself)
Crocus Kotschyanus - Vibrant pink flowers in autumn.
(Image from www.jparkers.co.uk)
Tritileia Rudy - Up to 25 purple flowers per stem in May and June.
(Image from www.jparkers.co.uk)
My apologies for the quality of some of the pictures but hopefully as these bulbs start to appear then I'll be able to replace them with photographs taken by myself.
We planted the daffodils and tulips around the channels of the buildings that look out onto the acre along with Macaulay, Priestley, and Bronte. The rest were planted in various locations around campus with several being planted in the rockery leading up the steps to Carnegie. So that area should look fantastic as the flowers start to emerge.
I hope you get to see the results of this mass planting and I will be keeping the blog up to date with the results as they appear.
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