Yes, you read that right!
This is about our 2024 garden!
I get regular emails from Veseys, promoting their products, and got a very interesting one today. On following the link, I knew I had to place an order!
They had Canadian saffron crocuses available!
From the description:
“Exclusively Canadian, these bulbs are produced in Quebec. “
Okay, to technically they are a zone 4 bulb, but so is our Liberty apple tree. We’ll just have to make sure they get adequate protection over the winter, too.
One package is for 20 bulbs but, according to the website, “Bulbs typically triple their flower output year over year.” So if they survive their first year, we should continue to have increased amounts, year after year.
The bulbs ship in the middle of August and need to be planted right away. As they need full sun, we’ll just add them to the area where we currently have the tulips planted. We’ll have time to prep it before they get shipped.
Then, because I wanted to use a promo code from Maritime Gardening to get free shipping, I had to order at least one packet of seeds, so I asked my daughters if they had any preferences. My younger daughter came down to look at flower seeds for our zone and chose these.
These are Orange Shades Butterfly flowers. Also known as milkweed, so they will not only be great for the pollinators, but for the monarch butterfly caterpillars.
So there we have it: our first order for next year’s garden, even though the bulbs will be planted this year.
I am so happy to find a Canadian acclimated variety of these!
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