We've finally bitten the bullet and decided to clear the weeds that have been spreading in our garden over the past 5 years! It's taking ages as you can imagine but we're getting there. Each time we clear a big patch we're putting membrane down and/or bark chippings down as a weed deterrent since we haven't enough money to plant up the bare soil with any new plants this year.
Plan is to plant up next year with some shrubs and perennials. In the mean time, I was wondering whether I could plant some spring-flowering bulbs in the autum in the patches covered in bark chippings. But how exactly would I do that? Just clear the chippings away, plant the bulbs and recover wtih bark chippings? Would the bulbs grow through the bark chippings ok in spring?
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CurlyhairedAssassin · 09/08/2009 10:25
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