Because grass is so neutral, it makes the perfect background to experiment with bulbs. Some of the many imaginable variations include:

Using bulbs that are all the same kind but in various colors and planting them closely together to create sprightly spring ribbons of color.

Using bulbs of one or more kinds in the same color and planting them far enough apart to show off the individual flowers. The result should be a single blush of color “painted” over the lawn.

Cutting out imaginative shapes in the lawn and filling them with a mixture of various kinds of bulbs that provide a succession of flowers: weeks of color that changes over time.

Stripes or rectangular shapes. Stripes in a single color in various lengths and various spaces between provide a graphic contemporary look. In surroundings featuring classical architecture, rectangular outlines filled with a contrasting color are always effective.

Circles in various diameters used as “dots” on a green background.

An ultra-simple solution for rougher grass-covered verges and slopes: a once-only planting of early-flowering spring bulbs such as Crocus tommasinianus or snowdrops. Then simply let them take care of themselves: a guarantee of color year after year.

A mixture of various kinds of bulbs suitable for multiple-year flowering that also display an overlap in flowering periods and that can be planted by machine in a rough grass-covered verge. During the course of the season, the grass mixed with other herbaceous plants becomes a part of this planting, thus resulting in a pleasant informal look

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