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Article: Bulbs Are Key to Low-Maintenance Color Year After Year
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- April 14, 2007
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Two of the most common things people ask for when designing their
landscape are high color and low maintenance.
Color in the garden usually means impressive flowers in spring
and summer. Designing for year-round color includes flowers as well
as foliage, stems and fruits.
Unfortunately, there's no such thing as a no-maintenance garden.
But there are many ways to design and plant your landscape that can
help eliminate frequent repetitive chores and create a low-
maintenance garden.
One is to plant bulbs. Once established, bulbs in this region are
often hardier than expected and continue to return year after year
with colorful displays of flowers. Most of the bulbs that bloom in
spring, such ...