Siloé Oliveira: 6 Essential BULBS for the COTTAGE GARDEN
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Love your videos. I think Fritillaria imperialis or raddeana would make a great addition to a Cottage Garden. Here in Germany they are still seen as outdated, plants your Granny would have in her garden, but i think they look quite delicate and majestic, hence the name😊
I would also recoment to people german chamomile, i think it depends on the climate but my german cham either reseeds itself very well or does come back each year. And its such a great smell and they look so great, plus you can make teas or maybe just hang some to dry for a wall decor
Besides the irises you planted in September, when is the earliest and latest you should be planting bulbs? I'm a first-time homeowner, so this is my first year of trying to figure out what I'm doing with my garden! Basically, is it too late to start planting now?
Apart from sunflowers and flowers for pollinators and beneficial insects, I'm not into planting flower beds/gardens myself, but I can and do appreciate beautiful flower gardens. It's been fascinating watching you develop all your gardens, especially with your commentary and articulation of your thoughts.
Thank you Siloe! Great info, so well-organized, and most importantly you are so vibrant and happy talking about it – it's contagious! Now I wanna go buy some bulbs and plant them. :)))
Dear Siloe' and fellow gardening friends 🌷🌷🦋🐛🧔 , Oi Ola As I promised in my comment from 2 days ago, here are some of my thoughts about tips for BULBS-that includes corms- in warmer climates 🧄🧄🧅🧅 . Suitable for Southern- Western USA , Mediterranean Region, South African Cape provinces , and Many parts of Australia, northern NZ and probably more, where temperatures do not drop much below freezing point (~0 to minus 5 degrees C equivalent to USDA zones 9-10-11) I said I'm "GLAD" ☺ in my reply to you the other day, you'll see why soon. Siloe' you crowned the IRIS as the choicest cottage "bulb" and let's start there. The IRIS family Iridaceae has gifted us with some more exciting genera that are a wonderful splash of colors shapes and even some perfumes. My NUMBER ONE bulb is Gladiolus/Gladioli "glads" as often called. The choices and varieties are vast. You have taller, over 120cm ( 4 👣 ) to mini Glads 40 cm tall, you can choose bold colors or pastels . you can plant them in masses or accents and you can even plant in succession intervals to get longer flowering season. very heat resistant. Are they "COTTAGE" ? I know what you'd say 🤩. YES! Siloe' you had them even in your previous garden at Mom's ! Are they Reliable? YES they come year by year. Fragrant? sadly not. My next Suggestion is another reliable Iridaceae member: the FREESIAS. I think freesias are a MUST. Fragrant perfume 🥰longest flowering bulb in my experience ⏲ some almost 6 weeks ! Colors range from white creams to purple orange and yellow 🟣🟡🟠⚪🔴 Siloe' you ranked the LILIES on top along with Irises so here are Liliaceae bulbs that I suggest for warmer climates : the genus ORNITHOGALUM with the 3 species :1 Ornt. dubium, 2 Ornt thyrsoides and 3 Ornt arabicum . The dubium is HIGHLY reliable and can return year after year for many years . Dubium 20-40 cm tall, blooms mid to late spring in a long display of BOLD ORANGE 🟧🟨🟧🟠 colors. The O. thyrsoides grows to 50-60 cm = 2 👣 blooms in white on sturdy spikes. O arabicum is a very bold white with black "eye" dots blooming spikes of over 2 👣 in end of May/ late spring. They fiT beautifully amongst delphiniums and larkspurs in blue shades to contrast with the white blooms of arabicum. ALL 3 Will tolerate extreme dry heat in summer or some wet spells during their dormancy period. they are not fragrant. plant and forget. My tip is planting the smaller bulbs like Freesias and O. dubium in pots and after blooming , relocate the pots for maturation and rest period of the bulbs… or just plant and forget . My LAST and not least in this list is Buttercups (ranunculus ) again a wonderful plant. Many flowers per plant , long spring display, elegant shapes , graceful pastel colors and typically a COTTAGE garden classic. Sadly no fragrance and harder to maintain for years unless roots are dug out and dried.
If you have read so far, please ask me more , I am honored and happy to reply and please ask me about more 🧅🧅 bulb ideas for the temperate spring garden 🌺🌺🌼🌷🌷 happy gardening , peace and friendship 🙏 your friend, Mishmish.
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I just finished getting a new area of my yard ready for planting; seeing your garden and the bulbs is so inspiring!
Lá vem o Siloe ajudando a espalhar mais beleza no mundo!
Beautiful 👍🏼👍🏼
Love your videos. I think Fritillaria imperialis or raddeana would make a great addition to a Cottage Garden. Here in Germany they are still seen as outdated, plants your Granny would have in her garden, but i think they look quite delicate and majestic, hence the name😊
i would ned so much help to plan my garden. i feel overwhelmed..
Nice to see a new video, keep them coming ❤
Siloé is back and life is good again
Chives!
I would also recoment to people german chamomile, i think it depends on the climate but my german cham either reseeds itself very well or does come back each year. And its such a great smell and they look so great, plus you can make teas or maybe just hang some to dry for a wall decor
Your videos are like a delicious dessert for my soul! Thank you!🙂
Thanks, it's very nice to hear from you. Have you tried tree dahlias? They add really tall spikes with purple flowers.
I love your content so much. Any chance you ever make a video speaking portuguese? i know my grandad would love it too!! best wishes from Brazil ❤
I loooove the formatting and editing of your videos, it's so cozy and wholesome
I loved this video. And that beautiful garden.
Besides the irises you planted in September, when is the earliest and latest you should be planting bulbs? I'm a first-time homeowner, so this is my first year of trying to figure out what I'm doing with my garden! Basically, is it too late to start planting now?
Uh, SQUIRRELS absolutely love saffron crocuses. Not sure about the other ones…
Is a bearded iris a bulb tho? I have never really thought of them as part of my bulbs
I really appreciate your ranking systems, thank you!
Oh crap. I forgot about you! Great to see you. Best videos ever.
Apart from sunflowers and flowers for pollinators and beneficial insects, I'm not into planting flower beds/gardens myself, but I can and do appreciate beautiful flower gardens. It's been fascinating watching you develop all your gardens, especially with your commentary and articulation of your thoughts.
good gardening
Nice
Thank you Siloe! Great info, so well-organized, and most importantly you are so vibrant and happy talking about it – it's contagious! Now I wanna go buy some bulbs and plant them. :)))
Dear Siloe' and fellow gardening friends 🌷🌷🦋🐛🧔 , Oi Ola
As I promised in my comment from 2 days ago, here are some of my thoughts about tips for BULBS-that includes corms- in warmer climates 🧄🧄🧅🧅 . Suitable for Southern- Western USA , Mediterranean Region, South African Cape provinces , and Many parts of Australia, northern NZ and probably more, where temperatures do not drop much below freezing point (~0 to minus 5 degrees C equivalent to USDA zones 9-10-11)
I said I'm "GLAD" ☺ in my reply to you the other day, you'll see why soon. Siloe' you crowned the IRIS as the choicest cottage "bulb" and let's start there. The IRIS family Iridaceae has gifted us with some more exciting genera that are a wonderful splash of colors shapes and even some perfumes.
My NUMBER ONE bulb is Gladiolus/Gladioli "glads" as often called. The choices and varieties are vast. You have taller, over 120cm ( 4 👣 ) to mini Glads 40 cm tall, you can choose bold colors or pastels . you can plant them in masses or accents and you can even plant in succession intervals to get longer flowering season. very heat resistant. Are they "COTTAGE" ? I know what you'd say 🤩. YES! Siloe' you had them even in your previous garden at Mom's ! Are they Reliable? YES they come year by year. Fragrant? sadly not.
My next Suggestion is another reliable Iridaceae member: the FREESIAS. I think freesias are a MUST. Fragrant perfume 🥰longest flowering bulb in my experience ⏲ some almost 6 weeks ! Colors range from white creams to purple orange and yellow 🟣🟡🟠⚪🔴
Siloe' you ranked the LILIES on top along with Irises so here are Liliaceae bulbs that I suggest for warmer climates :
the genus ORNITHOGALUM with the 3 species :1 Ornt. dubium, 2 Ornt thyrsoides and 3 Ornt arabicum .
The dubium is HIGHLY reliable and can return year after year for many years . Dubium 20-40 cm tall, blooms mid to late spring in a long display of BOLD ORANGE 🟧🟨🟧🟠 colors. The O. thyrsoides grows to 50-60 cm = 2 👣 blooms in white on sturdy spikes. O arabicum is a very bold white with black "eye" dots blooming spikes of over 2 👣 in end of May/ late spring. They fiT beautifully amongst delphiniums and larkspurs in blue shades to contrast with the white blooms of arabicum.
ALL 3 Will tolerate extreme dry heat in summer or some wet spells during their dormancy period. they are not fragrant. plant and forget. My tip is planting the smaller bulbs like Freesias and O. dubium in pots and after blooming , relocate the pots for maturation and rest period of the bulbs… or just plant and forget .
My LAST and not least in this list is Buttercups (ranunculus ) again a wonderful plant. Many flowers per plant , long spring display, elegant shapes , graceful pastel colors and typically a COTTAGE garden classic. Sadly no fragrance and harder to maintain for years unless roots are dug out and dried.
If you have read so far, please ask me more , I am honored and happy to reply and please ask me about more 🧅🧅 bulb ideas for the temperate spring garden 🌺🌺🌼🌷🌷
happy gardening , peace and friendship 🙏
your friend,
Mishmish.
Nov 2nd 2024