What should I plant between Daffodils?

So this is my first year gardening and I have no clue what I'm doing. In the fall I planted Daffodil bulbs which are now coming up and flowering. When I planted them I followed the instructions and left a couple of inches between each one. I wasn't giving much thought to what it would look like. Now there is so much space between each one, and all my neighbors have beautiful bunches of flowers.



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So any suggestions for what to plant in between? Can I put some pansies in?

What should I plant between Daffodils?
Congratulations, they are beautiful! You have a green thumb and don't know it.



As soon as the flowers die, cut ONLY the flower and its stem off the plant. Keep the leaves. They are feeding the bulb which needs food to return next year. The leaves will die off after a while and then you can cut them too.



Meanwhile, think of what you would like to plant in between the daffs that will bloom in the summer. I like annuals. Annuals have to be planted each summer. They do not come back on their own the way the daffs will. There are gobs and gobs of annuals that are bright and colorfull. Send for a couple of free gardening catalogs that will give you a description of each plant and how to grow them. Here are two that you can send for:



http://parkseed.com

http://burpee.com

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You are gonna love gardening, don't try to do it all in one year. Get to know where the sun shines the most, and where the shaded areas are. Because you will need flowers for the sun areas, and flowers for the shaded areas.





Since you are a beginner, this year start your garden with plants that you get from a garden center or nursery. They are called bedding plants and come in a six pack. Look for a little tag sticking in the six pact showing directions on how to grow the plants. If the tag is not there, ask for one or buy something else. Directions are VERY important.





Seeds are not always easy to grow. And wildflowers are the hardest so don't be disappointed if they don't show up.





Two good things to do for yourself is to call your local County Extension Service and ask for all the information that they have about gardening in your area. They usually have a packet/kit of things for the home gardener.





And number two would be to pick up a couple of beginner books. You really do need to know about soil, compost, mulch and etc.





To keep from over watering or not watering enough, buy a water analyzer from a nursery or garden center. Be sure to read the directions. This will be one of your best tools.





Send for some free gardening catalogs and get use to the different types of plants, colors, and when to plant. They are filled with good informtion and pictures. And they will keep you company during the long winter months. Here is a list of just a very few. There are hundreds more:





http://www.waysidegardens.com

http://www.dutchbulbs.com

http://www.jacksonandperkins.com (Roses)

http://www.parkseed.com

http://www.burpee.com



Other catalogs:

http://www.leevalley.com

http://www.gardeners.com

http://www.GardensAlive.com

http://www.deerbusters.com (all types of animal control)

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Container/pots/window boxes needs:





All need holes in the bottem for water drainage,

Potting soil that comes in bags,

Slow release fertilizer for flowers (not for green plants), OR liquid fertilizer that will need to be used more often-read directions,

Water crystals to be mixed into the soil for holding water,

Bedding plants or full grown plants.





Here is an excellent link to check out for color combinations and plants that look good together:





http://www.fernlea.com/awesomeaccents/re...
Reply:yeah u could grow pansies, but i would say crocuses. they are very beautiful and come in different colors. they are so hardy that they even grow through snow!

they usually grow up to 5-6 inches



this is a map of your hardiness zone: http://www.growit.com/bin/USDAZoneMaps.e...



you can purchase crocuses from walmart, nurseries, or go to brecks.com, springhillnursery.com, naturehills.com



theses r some pics:http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...



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Reply:the space between your daffies will disappear as they grow older and have a chance to make new bulbs.... more flowers will show up every year!!..... so rather than plant something between them, plant something taller behind them or shorter, infront of them.... I like your pansy idea ..... gardening is a lot of planning, but it's also a lot of experimenting..... plant something... if you don't like it, change it.... if it don't grow, figger out why and adapt ..........mostly, have fun out there!....
Reply:Pansy's would work, in my opinion. At the zoo and gardens here, they had some tulips planted like you have your daffodils, and they had what looked like pansy's all over the area around them. It looked really good.
Reply:Something tall and purple or blue. I wouldn't go pansies - I'd go for something taller.