Firecracker Flower Bulbs

Pink Diamond Firecracker Flowers.
Scored these fall-planted bulbs on my recent trip to Oregon.

A million bucks would fit neatly into my plans. Even a thousand dollars would make life grand. Because then I'd have no difficulty budgeting for life's basic necessities.

Like the new bulb garden.

Which is Phase 2 of the entirely new perennial garden. The one I planted this year and then, for some odd reason, forgot to blog about it! I didn't blog about a lot of stuff this summer. Too many other things weighing heavily on my mind.

Onward and upward. This super spectacular new strip of... well, I'm not quite sure, it's not done yet... is the first thing folks see when they drive by the house.

So, I was hoping I could have it looking all wild and crazy from the moment the snow melts in early springtime.

Fireworks Allium

If the weather holds, I plan to squeeze all sorts of goodies into this new garden, a 45 foot by 6 foot area that used to be called a ditch. First up: Allium bulbs!

Alliums, if you haven't met them, are a country gardener's best friend. Critters, deer, pretty much all quadrupeds think these onion bulbs aren't worth eating.

My Bulb Booty (top to bottom pictures:)

• Pink Diamond Firecracker Flowers, Dichelostemma, USDA zones 5-9
• Azure Allium, Allium caeruleum, USDA zones 3-8
• Fireworks Allium, Allium cernuum, USDA zones 4-9
• Mountain Bells, Allium oreophilum, USDA zones 3-8

* If you're wondering why these photos look so bad it's because I scanned them off the bulb packages. I can't exactly photograph them since they haven't bloomed yet! :))