Self-propagating bulbs: the best bang for the buck

Published 3:33 pm Monday, October 27, 2008

Here’s a brilliant idea: If you’re going to go to all the effort to plant bulbs, why not choose some that self-propagate (e.g. reproduce on their own)?

Bulbs that “naturalize” behave like perennials: They come back every year and they get busy underground, producing large informal, natural swaths of flowers.

Fine Gardening offers planting tips and a handy chart of popular choices, including grape hyacinths and crocus. Herald reporter Sarah Jackson’s story on naturalizing bulbs is set for Thursday’s Home and Garden