in the process of digging up ancient gardens here in the hope
of growing something besides wildly invasive perenniels &
weeds, i've been digging up loads of bulbs.
i'm not good at bulb ID. i know some are daffodil/narcissus,
but none of what i've dug up so far looks like a daffodil or
narcissus bulb. the bigger bulbs so far actually look like
tulip bulbs, but in 5 years i've not seen a tulip bloom.
most of the bulbs are tiny, 1/4" to 3/4". those might be
squill or snowdrops? then there are some kind of squat ones
with a fiberous covering, again very small, under an inch.
i have seen snowdrops, squills, a few crocus & daffs
blooming, but these bulbs are really huge clumps, so maybe
they're too crowded to bloom? anywhere on the web that has
good photos of bulbs? or should i take some pictures & post
them? i'm going to divide & replant as many as possible (i
have a 5 gallon bucketful already & i've only done one 3'x5'
corner...)but i'd like to have some idea which are what so i
know how to place them.
oh, and do astilbe transplant well? i've been moving them to
a temporary garden until i'm done.
lee

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