bulbs in lawns
Diane Whitehead (Wed, 01 Sep 2004 18:01:49 PDT)

There was a garden here which was worth a detour because in spring
the front lawn was covered in Erythronium oregonum, and huge old
potted fuchsias would be wheeled out and set around the edge for the
summer. The lawn wasn't mowed till the erythronium leaves died back.
The fuchsias each had a sign with its date of "birth" on it, and it
was interesting for children to see plants that had been growing
since before their parents were born. After forty years or so, the
owners must have died, because the fuchsias disappeared. The
erythroniums lasted a couple of years longer, but the new owners were
unaware of the necessity of postponing the mower, and now it is just
a plain boring lawn.

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Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil