Jane/Bulb frame
Jane McGary (Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:48:27 PDT)
John Ingram wrote,
Jane,
You've mentioned several times about your bulb frame. Can you give a
little more description? To me a "frame" is a small structure and I
couldn't imagine a Delphinium blooming in it.
I think of a cold frame type structure made from 2 x 12 or 1 x 12 with old
window panes on top that are raised durung warm weather. I think this
would work for a lot of your smaller bulbs, narcissus, romuleas, crocus,
non hardy misc. things and such but not the taller things you have tlaked
about.
My bulb frames are rather large, about 5 feet high at the ridgepole of the
newer ones and about 3 feet high in the older ones, and are described and
pictured in the recent Timber Press book "Rock Garden Design and
Construction. However, Delphinium luteum (native to your adopted state of
California, John) is only about 20 inches tall in flower. There are many
small Delphinium species -- they're not just the familiar massive border
perennials.
Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA