Planting bulbs in lawn

[shovetheholly]

I want to plant loads of Grand Maitre crocuses in my lawn so that they make a kind of purple ribbon in the spring. The area is about 6-7 feet by 40cm or so across, and I am going to fill it with about 300 bulbs.

Is it best to cut and lift the turf, plant, and then replace? Or to dig into the lawn with a bulb planter and do it individually?

The grass is quite a fine fescue (it's a shade lawn) and easily damaged, so I'm guessing that lifting might be the best bet?? Advice/thoughts?

its looking ^lovely* shove . I bet you are pleased with it after all that!

They look very pretty. Also liking the hellebores and ? Cowslips and ? Erysimum Bowles Mauve and phormium in the lovely pot

Tell me about the spiral thingie in the background next to the evergreen shrub please

The teepee thing kristina? It's not some strange, rare plant I've discovered in my rainforest travels, alas, but a willow obelisk with a trachylospermum up it. Another pic from the other way - you can see my crocuses in the background!

Vair naice

I'll be even more impressed if you tell me that you wove it yourself

Is the trachylospermum hardy in your cold wet soil? I have lots of wall and a pergola < get me > and I'm always looking for new ideas plants to kill

You have a lot of things out for early April . Is that a purple euphorbia?

I'm in Cornwall on holiday right now and there are daffodils and primula along all the hedges , really lovely . My own garden doesn't have much out - I'm now motivated to plant more bulbs this Autumn, especially small ones like your crocus , for Spring interest

Whenever I see threads about crocuses in lawns, I think of this:

www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/21/a2120121.shtml

:o

my hubby has done the crocus in the lawn to our current and previous homes. he used the broom handle, nothing fancy. poked it in, wiggled it about, popped in the bulb and used his foot to position the dirt back in place.
we love the look.
the flowers come in early in the year before the grass takes hold and die back as the lawn grows.
by the time you cut the lawn for the first time of the season nothing is left but the leaves.

HA! That's some guerilla gardening echt!

Kristina - sadly, I did not weave it. If I had attempted such a thing it would look a lot less like an obelisk and a lot more like a representation of chaos. Craft is not my thing .

And yes, trachylospermum does manage in my soil, though that bit is partial rather than full shade. It's not fast growing here, though, so the conditions are just-about-ok rather than ideal.

And yep, spot on about the purple euphorbia (amygdaloides purpurea is the variety). I deliberately plant a lot of things for spring, because I HATE winter and each one coming into flower feels like a victory over it!

v neat lawn and path, v nice!