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If you think a wildflower lawn might be a little too
undisciplined for your garden, an alternative is to naturalise early spring
bulbs in part of your grass. These create a glorious display in March and
April, but can be mown off in late spring, giving you back your nice green lawn
for the summer.
Snowdrops, crocus, scilla,
daffodils and narcissus are but a few examples of the bulbs you can choose
from. If they are happy, they will multiply to give you a wonderful display
year after year.
Plant the bulbs in autumn,
scattering them as randomly as possible on the lawn and planting them
individually with a trowel precisely where they fall.
Avoid walking on the grass in late winter or early spring, when
the bulbs are just beginning to emerge.
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Bulbs naturalised in grass
can be mown six weeks after flowering, or, as soon as the foliage has
withered.
After several years, lift clumps of congested bulbs as the leaves
begin to die down, divide and re-plant as individual bulbs.
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