Victorian Kitchen & Bath Remodel Project

Planting Bulbs and Overseeding the Lawn Video

Bob watches as Kelly Brothers plants bulbs while Ruth Foster explains how to do it well. The small, blue scylla are planted in the front fo the garden, with taller alium behind. Foster shows the pointed end that should aim up and suggests that they be planted as a group, in bouquets, so they will blossom in groups of color. Bob uses a bulb planter to prepare holes for the bulbs. These bulbs, from DutchGardens.com can be purchased as good quality, double-nose, and bargain bulbs. Foster tells Bob that the deeper they are planted, the less likely they are to split. If they are planted too shallow, there will be no blooms in the second year. Once planted, the bulbs will be mulched and left to sleep for the fall and winter. The turf that was damaged during construction is ready to be reseeded. Foster suggests a relaxed approach to lawn planting, using perennial rye and fescue scattered over the surface and raked in. Foster stresses that a "freedom lawn" is mown high and overseeded in the fall and again with the melting snow. Foster uses fescue for shade, blue grass in sun, and perennial rye everywhere.

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• TruGreen - A key to a picture-perfect lawn
• DR® Power Equipment - DR® FIELD and BRUSH MOWER – Take Control of Your Property!
• NewGrass - Natural-looking, natural-feeling synthetic grass for artificial lawns
• TOTO USA - Elegant, technologically-advanced plumbing fixtures that perform!
• Sears - Custom-Fit Replacement Windows and Entry Doors
• Owens Corning - Basement Finishing System™

Carpentry, Construction & Materials
• Berky Builders - Construction, general contracting, project management.

Lawn & Garden
• Gardener’s Supply - Batch composter, perennials, Dutch Gardens bulbs, and organic compost through the Internet and catalog stores.
• Kelly Brothers - Landscaping services, planning, planting, and gardens.
• Ruth Foster - Landscape designer and consultant.

Painting & Wallpapering
• California Paints - Linseed-oil-based primer, Velvet Flat 100 percent acrylic latex paint.

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