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For bursts of colour, buy bulbs
Early planted bulbs bring a burst of colour to gardens when it’s most needed, in early spring, writes JANE POWERS
EVERYONE LOVES AN allium. Don’t they? A few are blobby affairs, but most have spherical blooms that – depending on the variety – may be ping-pong or tennis or soccer ball size. There is something so cheering and perfect about a bouncy-ball bloom.
Alliums have been wildly fashionable for more than a decade, which is quite a stint in the horticultural world. Some plants are faddy and fussy, so both they and their voguishness die off in a season or two. But the ornamental onions are easy to grow, a treat to look at, and they flower year after year if the soil is not too soggy in winter. And, although I can’t vouch for this myself, they are supposed to be resistant to both rabbits and deer.
‘Globemaster’ is one of my favourites: on its first outing the flowers are almost too large (about 20 centimetres across), but they reduce a little in subsequent years. It is a sterile cultivar (that is, it doesn’t produce seeds), so the blooms last at least four weeks. In common with others of its genus, it is full of nectar, and is a hit with the bees.
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Go forth and multiply It's daffodil season and while we might still get the odd snow flurry, it's time to hit the stove full-time again and indulge. |
