planting spring bulbs at school

[sacbina]

We have a collection of snowdrops, daffs, iris, narcissi and Crocus to plant at the school gardens. 100 of each to flower Feb thru to May

Would you plant the same together, all daffs etc , or a mixture in a group so flowering at different times

It's a bit of a question of personal taste, but I think bulbs almost always look better in groups - usually of 10-12. (The exception is something like Nigel Dunnett's gorgeous roadside plantings, which weave things like alliums through other plants in a random way - however, this is hard to get looking good, especially in a small space).

As you say, there is a succession, so having snowdrops right next to daffs will give you two 'phases' of colour in that patch of the garden.