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Old 12-03-2011, 11:06 PM
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Thanks Kay.

I guess bulbs might be an option. Is there any such thing as an Annual bulb.
No :-)
That's the whole point of a bulb - to store food over the dormant season to allow the plant to be perennial

The best you might do is plant something that originates in a hot country and is definitely not hardy, so the bulbs will freeze and rot over the winter. Begonias, or something like that.

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A bit of time planting bulbs would be OK but digging them up afterwards would be an problem.
Alternatively if we used seedlings, could you recommend something that's easy to raise from seed, colourful and hardy?
Nothing that will out-compete the grass.
If you're starting from bare soil, you've a huge variety.

Why hardy? When's the anniversary?
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