Spring Bulbs in My Cottage Garden - 1000s of Daffodils, Tulips, Fritillaries and Other Flowers

Welcome back to our cottage garden. Spring has bought with it a display of flowers that I can't wait to share with you. Come and see our mini meadow of daffodils and snake's head fritillaries, and our tulip display this year. Hope you enjoy the tour!
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[@sandymckay9871]

An old gardner's saying, "First year they sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap." From an old gardner.

[@rareandwonderfull]

I have been gardening for 60 years , actually, when I was a small child in my nappy as they say in England I was in the garden. So experience teaches us , to plant twice as much as we think that we need so that we have a satisfying amount, after the various misfortunes occur. 3:08 AND the FRAGRANCE, makes the brain so happy! 3:49 Your fritillaries look so Beatrix Potter idyllic! 5:33 Here in Ohio we have a large patch of snowdrops 30 years old, they naturalize well w here, they are the very FIRST flowers, so welcome after a long, dreary , dark winter. As years pass you may need to dig some out/thin them and relocate some. they quite dominate their space. 7:42 Also, the early bulbs build up for the next year before the trees begin pulling all water out of the soil. 8:05 Yes, more flowers, more vegetables, less grass for me. People who need space for active children etc. need large expanses of grass, but the ideal is narrow mowed grass pathways for that old cottagey retro ambience. 11:17 Irises are very critical about soffy soil, my irises planted shallow are doing much better than the ones that got too much soil on them from moving things about, so you may want to look to see if they are too deep, and scrape soil away from them. They quite literally rot if too deep. I spent quite a lot of money for the very finest irises several years ago, I was forced to do an emergency extraction of a few of them into pots until they recover strength. I rises are soul meltingly beautiful, sun shining through them looks like cathedral glass. And the fruit like fragrance I can not get enugh of. 12:46 Yes, I love soft pastel, retro, vintage looking colors. i think of stong colors like reds and oranges as spices, to be used in small amounts and to be used as a portrait/landscape painter does, premeditatedly, planned to draw the viwer's gaze to the desired area. EVERYTHING that I plant, I plant early, midseason and late incase that some get beat up by weather and of course to extend the season. Thank you for showing us you wonderful garden!😍😍

[@Mik92922]

You're the best, keep smiling! You inspired me to put 100 bulbs in a hill next to my apt in san francisco =] they are just starting to pop up!

[@monalogue]

Thank you 🥰 that’s so sweet! Love that they will be out there for many people to enjoy

[@Mik92922]

❤

[@ruralangwin]

No nice!

[@j.peluso2139]

@@monalogue I planted 450 crocus bulbs in my front lawn. Thanks to you.❤

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

What a lovely Flowers Like it My friend have a good relationship

[@guinessparis1]

I have mentioned in one of your videos, wood anemones have a two year cycle from planting - year 1- they put down roots and the second year you should see flowers - good luck

[@crissemacfadyen8912]

This is spring time perfection. Thank you so much for sharing your efforts!!!

[@patriciacinea3097]

I just added the Snake Head Frittaries for my 2025 list! Very enjoyable, beautiful and relaxing video. Thank you.

[@monalogue]

Love that! Thanks so much 🥰 they are such sweet dainty little flowers. Hope you enjoy them

[@richardmyers3823]

sitting in an english garden waiting for the sun, if the sun don't come we'll get a tan from standing in the english rain

[@yuelina9221]

i already said my two cents on patreon, haha. I still wanna comment and support here tho. Love your garden and you as a person and I hope you and your husband have a wonderful April. 💕

[@judyrudyruby]

Really beautiful flowers ! Because of your videos about spring bulbs I got really excited about them and in autumn 23 I planted lots of tulips in my garden. They start to flower now and I’m really enjoying them! Next autumn I will plant lots of daffodil and more crocus (I have a lot of wild ones which flower very early but I want more bigger crocus for later in spring). It’s so inspiring to watch your channel.❤ greetings from Dresden, Germany 🌷

[@eleanorrigby7897]

Lovely display ❤❤😍😍 Always looking forward to your new videos

[@monalogue]

Thank you so much 🌷😊

[@denisecarvill4705]

Brilliant!

[@bethraptis6504]

Watching you from the SE part of the USA, Zone 8. I'm so envious of your garden because cottage style is my favorite! We just don't see them much over here. It was very warm when my tulips bloomed, so the petals shattered pretty quickly. Snapdragons and pansies are really giving us a good showing. Thanks again. I LOVE your videos!

[@monalogue]

Thanks so much for saying that 😊 That’s really cool you’re all the way over there! Shame the tulips were over so quickly, always feels like a game of luck with them doesn’t it? Snapdragons and pansies sound beautiful though.

[@sallydavies8267]

I think the mystery narcissus might be Pheasant Eye. Do they have scent? If yes, that might be the one. Your garden is looking fabulous, especially the mini-meadow which is so much fuller and richer than last year!

[@beanandbearuk]

It’s looking so beautiful lovely! Congratulations on ITV too 🥳💕

[@jeanniecollier6763]

You have such a breathtakingly beautiful garden.

[@limitlessends]

I don't think your crocus foliage looks messy at all. I found you via your crocus lawn video. You're one of the few who have footage of what the lawn looks like when it grows up (gotta find the motivation to plant all those bulbs, right??) After the crocus video I watched an earlier video of yours when you were just starting!!! Absolutely incredible work. You've cultivated an amazing and beautiful garden. I see your vision and I think you did a great job tackling it. You may have these videos up already and I just haven't found them yet, but want to see a pond update since that is gardening on hard as well as how your cacti are doing. I'm curious about your zone and where the cold hardy cacti are from. We have prickly pear in MN and they are a very cold hardy.

[@marshagaravaglia8149]

Lovely ❤

[@Yosef_Morrison]

The narcissus and snake head's meadow garden is a show stopper! I was keeping my eye open for the Rambling Rector. I hope you will capture some blooms this year. All that new fencing would be a nice home for some Clematis. Do you like Sweet Briar?

[@francineh.7825]

So beautiful!! The snow is slowly disappearing so maybe by the end/middle of May I will get to see my daffodils.

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Beautiful spring blooms in your cottage garden.

[@walkingthemiles4613]

Stunning 🤩 display of spring flowers!! Thanks

[@miablanchesettergren8139]

lovely spring feeling

[@irenemarlow9144]

The mini meadow has come on beautifully! I have also seen tulips growing in amongst the grass in swathes, surprisingly stunning and in semi shade. I hope your poorly duck made a good recovery.🙏

[@hollywood7702]

This year my pickwick crocus lawn apparently was in full bloom, looking like 500 of the 700 or so showed up. But I had been home sick and didnt see them appear and when I went out so se them the rabbits had eaten EVERYTHING but three lonely crocus. I soaked in the beauty of those poor three ones like no tomorrow lol. Damn… the raskals eat them ALL.

[@simeonbennettphotography9111]

Brilliantly made video 👏you have a very beautiful garden 🪴 keep up the great job 👏

[@monalogue]

Thank you so much 😊

[@hounaidafarhat9396]

Gorgeous was looking forward to see all the bulbs blooming

[@tammycapstick2874]

This is wonderful. Your garden is an absolute dream! I’m adding fritillary to my list of bulbs to try. The soft yellow of the daffodils next to the deep purple of the fritillary’s is magical! And thank you for spending time discussing the disappointments in the garden-every spring we have to deal with a few little heartbreaks, but then, there are often a few pleasant surprises to balance things out.

[@charlesbale8376]

Lovely moments in the garden, I really enjoyed the video.

[@gumdropgardens]

Last year's tulips came back completely blind for me, except *one* 😂😢😢 you've definitely inspired me to acquire more bulbs though!

[@sapphirelovell6296]

11:40 I think those daffodils are Narcissus 'Pink Pride'.. that's my best guess!

[@octoale]

Beautiful garden but please when you can, share some videos of your ducks! They are my favorite ❤

[@mireillewilson5911]

I cannot wait to see my yard once I've planted everything up and a few years have gone by

[@katharinedavis4947]

Viridiflora are tulips that are perennial. They are like parrot tulips with a green streak running through them. They come in several colours. Sarah Ravens catalogue is good for finding tulips. She says which ones are reliably perennial. K

[@user-ps3bt9do9f]

The garden is beautiful！ I wish I had a garden like this.

[@vickyskelton3735]

I always look forward to your garden talks. The details you provide are very helpful. Picture me watching with a notebook jotting down tips. I love your ducks, are they Indian Runners? Hoping to add a pair here at Vicky's Cottage. You are so right, looking at your garden is like viewing g a beautiful painting. 🌿

[@agnieszkamalinska6966]

I would love to see You by Alan, unfortunatelly in Poland it would be shown next year or later, anyway I will waiting for🙂 greetings.

[@monalogue]

Ah that’s a shame it won’t be released there. Thank you for your kind comment anyway 😊

[@agnieszkamalinska6966]

​@@monalogueI just saw You in Gardener's World from 2023. It was really informative. I knew You had been diagnosed with autism, but I didn't realized what difficulties it would bring, because I see You as an extremely calm and joyful person. Thank you for telling about it. Greetings. Agnieszka

[@vuotquaxechieu]

Đây quả là khu vườn đẹp như trong mơ với rất nhiều loài hoa đẹp❤❤❤🎉💯🤝

[@katieshelton8117]

It's so pretty!

[@amypearce8242]

Daffodils look like ‘pink charm’ to me. It’s all looking beautiful 🌷

[@paszekopaszkowski5769]

Beautiful garden

[@monalogue]

Thank you 🌷

[@laonongtrendinhdk]

khu vườn cỏ cây nhiều. tôi rất thích

[@sharonhughes588]

So very pretty.....thank you!

[@monalogue]

Thank you too 🌷😊

[@patdelaney191]

I like the crocus leaves, to me they look like an ornamental grass with the stripe running up the middle 👍

[@christinaklein2852]

Such a beautiful garden…loooove your videos!!! I ve just looked a video from the channel „Apple, Pea, Fern, Sea“ also UK based, and they showed a narcissus variant called „cool flame“ Maybe that’s your as well? It could be that the orange middle is not that bright as cool flame, but it could be also the lighting in both gardens and videos 😊

[@jamesparciak9765]

WOW. Very beautiful. Thank you.

[@jenniferkessener1111]

Your mini meadow makes me happy. So pretty! Do you have Darwin tulips in UK? I have found them the most reliable for returning year after year. I always plant few patches of doubles, because I love the big full blooms, but the most of the tulips are Darwin because they rebloom for me.

[@cerbie70]

YES, it's getting going again. I was doing things this weekend in my small garden at front of the house (3x4M). I'm extra optimistic for results this year. I love to watch your youtube channel and see how your garden develops with your successes and things which didn't work. You're rubbing shoulders with some big names in gardening, so you must be pinching yourself. Next stop, you'll be one of the hosts on the Chelsea Flower Show. I wouldn't be surprised.

[@monalogue]

It’s great to be back out again isn’t it! Hope you have a good year in the garden 😊 Thank you that’s really kind of you to say. Maybe one day!

[@radwaelshafei]

Beautiful 😍

[@monalogue]

Thank you 🥰🌷

[@user-fv8rn4gi3x]

Nice relaxing tour, thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Darveolsen]

The daffodil looks a lot like Night Cap. That would be my best bet😊

[@monalogue]

Thank you! Off to Google I go 😄

[@LindasFlowersandVegetablesGard]

Very beautiful!

[@MyPlantWorld]

awesome❤

[@Passionbloom52]

Absolutely stunning , hope my garden will look as grand as yours , by the time I have finished

[@monalogue]

Thank you that’s so kind. Hope the garden journey is going well 😊

[@evalindell2757]

I have both narcissi and anemone nemorosa in my garden but they like completely different conditons so they are in different parts of the garden. If it is the other beautiful anemones you have I can’t grow them here so maybe that is why your success rate is low. It is a gorgeous garden you have 👌

[@cerridwencottagediary9194]

The garden looks stunning. Most of our daffodils and narcissi have disappeared and can only assume it was either the wet or rodents. The dafs look a little like a type of Pheasants Eye?Do you treat your water barrel with a preservative?

[@monalogue]

Thank you so much 😊 oh that’s a shame they have disappeared. It sure has been a strange year for bulbs hasn’t it? I’ve not treated the water butts so far but perhaps I should. Would love to keep them going as long as possible

[@MariMari-vq8hl]

I planted crocuses- a mixture of them for the first time in my yard after being inspired by a video of yours - so glad that they bloomed and they are so beautiful. None of my other neighbors have any kind of bloom in their landscaping at the moment. Also, after seeing you plant snake 🐍 head plants among daffodils, I may consider growing them, but I never thought I would like them as I am afraid of snakes lol. I have to move to a zone 9A in a year or so, I am a bit sad, but I will enjoy what I can before moving to a hotter area (Vegas).

[@monalogue]

That’s so beautiful, I’m really pleased they did well! Snakes head is a funny name for them isn’t it? 😂 but they are very lovely little flowers. Hope the move goes well. It sounds like it will be very different. Amazing to have experienced such different climates for gardening.

[@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow]

Looks so Stunning. I love Spanish Bluebells, they are more native to our area than the English. I do wish my Fritillarias would take hold...only 8 plants growing out of 200 bulbs! Congrats on being a guest of Alan T. ;I've been watching him for many years, a big fan here.

[@monalogue]

That’s really nice you can grow them with less of a worry. They are so so beautiful. Fingers crossed the fritillaries multiply over the years. And thank you so much ☺️ very excited.

[@itsmewende]

Always love seeing what's happening with your garden, your patio at the back door, with those gorgeous steps, that view I love too. I'm in states, on the shore in Maryland, I checked out ITV, we need a VPN or it's a payed subscription for us. Sorry I don't recognize the daff, Tonya with the flowers just had a huge daff tour on her channel, you might see yours there.?

[@monalogue]

Thank you so much ☺️ looking forward to the Erigeron flowering on those steps again soon. Thank you for the heads up about VPN and Tonya’s video too - I will look forward to watching that.

[@itsmewende]

@@monalogue Tonya just put her long daff tour video up. It's 43 mins, so if you have the time, you may like to watch this one.

[@cherylschumacher1832]

YOur garden boots...what is the brand please! Your garden is just so beautiful.

[@redmeow3914]

None of my crocuses came back this year. I thought maybe it was because they were in pots but it’s less disheartening to know that loads more people had the same issue

[@loredanacatalin5066]

🤗🤗❤️❤️

[@monalogue]

❤❤

[@idasjoholm3004]

Love this meadow! And in 2022 I started my own. 😀 curious about the cow parsley. Do you sow seeds? For how long does the cow parsley flower before you mow the lawn? Does it reseed itself or do you need to keep sowing seeds every autumn or spring?

[@WhereTimeBegan]

Beautiful garden! The daffodils at 11:00-11:45 look a lot like the pink charm variety I’m growing in my garden. Hope that helps! 😁

[@monalogue]

Thanks so much! I will go and look these up now ❤

[@kylathomas68]

I think they’re pink charm too as I also planted that variety

[@aneeqaaijaz6045]

Love your garden! Ans I think those unknown daffodils might be Pink Charm. I have some of those and they look identical.

[@Yosef_Morrison]

You win the prize!

[@metaphoricallyspeaking45]

Your garden is an inspiration. We bought a 100yr home, with a very,very,very, unkempt garden. It has what you are doing in your garden. At first a tried to rid the garden of as many bulbs possible. It was sooooo overgrown and overwhelming. Nothing was in order. Just random bulbs anywhere. Every spring I watch your garden trying to tell myself it’s okay. I love them but need some order. Our lawn has thousands of Canterbury Bells but my husband mows them over because long grass drives him crazy. I commend you on your orderly garden. Yep, once they are there they never go away!! lol. Watching you in your garden I think I actually need to add more in spots to create order. It’s literally a madhouse!

[@monalogue]

Thank you for saying that 💕 Sounds like an amazing journey with your garden! But totally understand that feeling of overwhelm at the start. I can imagine it’s even harder with removing bulbs as they are so hard to find under the soil.

[@ohsoadarable]

I'm a new subscriber and so glad that I found your beautiful content! We hope to develop our garden in a similar style. I realize you're not in the US, but do you happen to know what USDA hardiness zone you're in?

[@Aaron_etc]

9a 👍

[@sanjayjaat2]

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[@veronikapolakova969]

I have these daffodils in my garden - they are called Salome, I think.

[@monalogue]

Thank you! Will look that up now

[@leonorebiegstraaten9161]

Could it be narcissus roulette? Love from Holland! Leonore

[@HyggeGardenandHome]

Can’t tell for sure because of the filter/lighting of the video but Are the mystery daffs maybe Barrett Browning? Can’t tell for sure but if they more of a pink center maybe Accent or Pink Charm? Absolutely loveliness all of it!❤

[@monalogue]

Thank you so much! I will do some investigating on these varieties. Another viewer reckons pink charm too. The name sounds the most familiar so I think there is a good chance it’s them. 🥰

[@HyggeGardenandHome]

@@monalogue oh good! Yes if they have a pinkish hue that’s what I would think. Barrett Browning are more deep orange in the middle. Do keep us updated on what you find out!

[@FindTheFun]

Wondering if you ever saw this video or heard about the science in it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIHJnYqaqKiFmqc. It's about how daffodils apparently might make it toxic for other flowers around it? I planted a bunch of tulips and daffodils a long time ago and only the daffodils are left so there might be some truth to it. Just curious if you were at all aware or what your opinions on it were. I love planting daffodils, but I might like planting other flowers more if they take over.

[@alphonsokirk8340]

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