Hyacinth

Blue Grape Hyacinth, back yard, March 26, 2010:                 See original planting, October 25, 2009

Snow Drops were mixed in, but while they came up, they did not bloom this year. Hyacinth, Snowdrops, and Mountain Lilies - 2009-10-25:                         See flowers in bloom, March 25, 2010

Chicken wire is used to protect the bulbs from critters.

See the catalog page and pictures.

April 2, 2014:
Batch of grape hyacinths under the front cedar tree:

Sept.23, 2010:

Last year I noticed that the ajuga started blooming about the same time the grape hyacinth were fading.
Because the flowers look similar, I thought it would be interesting to mix some grape hyacinths in with the ajuga to extend the flowering time.
I used the auger to drill holes for the hyacinth bulbs to minimize damage to the ajuga. Even with the auger it was hard digging.

Hyacinths blooming:

Ajuga blooming:

Hyacinths in the Side Lot

March 21, 2014, in Daffodil Bed 1:
The large hyacinths don't seem to come back as reliably as the grape hyacinths.

April 11, 2016, along the front of the street bed: