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Naturalizing Bulbs in Turf

The diminutive Crocus niveus is a good candidate for a bulb lawn.

The diminutive Crocus niveus is a good candidate for a bulb lawn. (Photo courtesy Nhu Nguyen)

Some consider the “bulb lawn”—a meadow or grassy area studded with flowering bulbs—to be one of the great myths of garden designers and writers. In the latest issue of the Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, Jane McGary (a current board member of the Pacific Bulb Society) discusses her attempts at naturalizing bulbs in the lawn of her home garden in Portland, Oregon. Read the full article.