Bulbs in borders

[jevoudrais]

Can anyone help me to understand how many bulbs that flower at different times a border can take?

I planted some alliums for the first time as bulbs and they did really well. Do I have to be careful about planting tulip bulbs with them, in terms of how many bulbs a patch of soil can take, or as they flower at different times will they just all be fine?

Such a novice when it comes to bulbs. Determined to get some things in the border against the house this year!

I would like to know this too - can you put loads of sequential bulbs in a perennial border?

You can plant whatever you like just make sure they will have a little room to come through. Like gladiolus that grow tall. I'm going to try allium and some fancy tulips. There was a website called farmer gracy and they tell you how to plant and suggest what to put with them. Also if you plant them very deep then they tend to come back every year and look after themselves. Enjoy and just experiment.

Thank you, will start trying to squeeze them in as soon as poss :)

I have loads of spring bulbs in my border - snowdrops, crocus, hyacinth, muscari, daffodils, ranunculus, tulips.

The border is nearly finished but adding a new plant or bulb is always dangerous as an old bulb usually gets speared.

But they flower abundantly.
A lot of bulbs naturally move themselves to their preferred depth, my crocus are close to the surface where my daffodils move themselves so far down I would struggle to dig them out.

Yup, you can put whatever mixture of bulbs you like, but I’d suggest leaving a bit of space between clumps of them so you can also insert non bulbs, such as bedding plants or compact perennials.
I have snowdrops, muscara, daffodils, tulips, and lilies of the valley, but in the same beds are self seeding primroses, forget me nots and foxgloves, and a whole lot of perennials such as lavender, azaleas and roses. When the bulb leaves die down I plant annuals such as sweet william, stocks, nemesias and snapdragons to fill the gaps. They all seem to get along amicably!

I plant annuals such as sweet william, stocks, nemesias and snapdragons to fill the gaps
I have snapdragons too but they are very reliable perennials for me