Tulips are overrated

And a few other things I've learned about planting bulbs - and no, it's definitely not too late!

Many years ago, when I didn’t have a garden, didn’t know the difference between an annual and a perennial and spent most of my waking hours stuck in an office, bulbs were my gateway drug into horticulture. Pregnant one winter, I made my first bulb lasagnes on my squashed little shady balcony, planting crocuses, narcissi and tulip bulbs in pots. When my …