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Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Planting spring-blooming bulbs in the fall

Daffodil hybrid (Narcissus ‘Mon Cheri’). Nothing says spring like Narcissus ‘Mon Cheri,’ registered in 1983. It has large flowers and exceptional, frilly, apricot-pink cups set off by white petals. The French cultivar name, mon cheri, means “my dear” and is what a woman would say to a man. Ma cherie is a term a man would use to address a woman. (Courtesy Tom Karwin)
Daffodil hybrid (Narcissus ‘Mon Cheri’). Nothing says spring like Narcissus ‘Mon Cheri,’ registered in 1983. It has large flowers and exceptional, frilly, apricot-pink cups set off by white petals. The French cultivar name, mon cheri, means “my dear” and is what a woman would say to a man. Ma cherie is a term a man would use to address a woman. (Courtesy Tom Karwin)
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"True bulbs have layered bulb scales, a basal plate and a protective tunic," writes columnist Tom Karwin. "Most are planted in a hole three times as deep as the bulb’s diameter. Examples include freesias and tulips."
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