The smell of fresh bulbs....

Here in our business, www.tonsoftulips.com the busy season is at our doorstep. The first shipment of flowerbulbs from Holland arrived and our warehouse has that unmistakable smell of fresh bulbs, a bit earthy, a bit sweet, very hard to describe but if you open a bag of bulbs at home and sniff you will notice.
It's always an exciting time full of anticipation. First there is the check-up, how is the quality this year? How do they look, how big are the bulbs?
Well, this year some of the tulip bulbs are so big that the usual number does not fit in one crate, that promises some big tulip flowers.
And although it still is late summer weather, the time for planting your spring bulbs is approaching rapidly. Late September and early October is the perfect time for the northern part of the country. Think about mixing some beautiful colored tulips into your perennial beds,late tulips and early perennials make a great combo.
Planting groups of Crocus in your lawn will excite you with bright color specks in Spring, wrap them in chickenwire if you have a lot of bunnies or squirrels.
One of my favorites still is the Scilla Siberica with it's bright blue flowers, easy to naturalize and they don't get eaten by critters.
get in the mood fro planting and take a look on tonsoftulips.com