Video Diary - Bulb Log supplement

[Ian Y]

Bulb Log Video Diary Supplement - a garden walk looking at how despite the cold Erythronium are taking over the garden along with a host of other woodland plants plants.

[Ian Y]

Bulb Log Video Diary Supplement - Join me on a walk looking at some of the large Rhododendrons and the garden after yet more  wind and rain.

[Ian Y]

Bulb Log Video Diary Supplement  Join me on walk in the garden at the start of the transition into summer where Aquilegia, Meconopsis, Allium, Tulipa, and a host of other colourful plants are encouraged to seed and mingle together in the naturalised plantings typical of our garden.

[Ian Y]

Join me on this Bulb Log Video Diary Supplement in a walk round the garden looking at some of the Autumn flowering bulbs.

[Ian Y]

Join me on the first Bulb Log Video Diary of 2022 looking round the Garden in January where we see Daffodils, Eranthis, Snowdrops and the different organic mulches we apply.

[Leena]

Thank you for the video. It is always nice to take walk in your garden.
You said in the video that you can increase snowdrops by planting them in a pot where they make small bulbs quickly. Can you tell more about that, it sounds like something I would like to try.
You said poor soil, do you mean like sandy soil? Is there a difference if the pot is small or bigger and how deep you plant the bulb? How long does it take to get a potful of small bulbs like you had?

[Ian Y]

Thank you Leena

I discover this method through mistakes I made when I first started growing bulbs when I did not plant them deep enough and or kept them too dry the bulbs reaction was to break down into many smaller bulbs so I have turned this to my advantage.
To quote from Bulb Log 0420

'A few years ago I intentionally planted some Galanthus bulbs too near the surface of small pots to put them under stress resulting in the single large bulb breaking down into several small ones then I have spent the next two years growing them well to get them back to flowering size.


The link is https://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2020Jan221579691259BULB_LOG_0420.pdf

[Leena]

Thanks Ian!
I must have read it year ago because I remember those Eranthis pinnatifida pictures and writing  .
I will try it with some snowdrops which increase very slowly.

[Ian Y]

Join me on a winter garden walk in sunshine with bird song this is such an exciting time of year where I look at  flowering Crocus, Cyclamen, Eranthis, Galanthus among others.

[Ian Y]

Bulb Log Video Diary  - Join me on this  windy garden walk during that short time window when winter and spring flowers combine to fill the garden with colour.

[Ian Y]

Bulb Log Video Diary Spring garden walk in bright sunshine with carpets of flowers.

[Ian Y]

Bulb Log Video Diary -  join me at this exciting time of year as I walk round the garden exploring the many flowers growing though the ground cover.

[Ian Y]

Bulb Log Video Diary walking in the garden with Erythroniums.

[Ian Y]

Bulb log video diary a garden walk appreciating the wave of fresh spring greens with a few flowers including Corydalis 'Craigton Purple' - you may spot my slip when showing this plant I have had Erythroniums on my brain recently. Please join me.

[Vinny 123]

What's in the trees at 1.45-1.52? Witch's broom or mistletoe?