In the front/back yard of our rental house I am slowly finding various things that previous renters seem to have planted. There are at least two types of bulbs grown in clumps in the lawn. I discovered them only after they bloomed. I identified two as - grape hyacinth and White Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum). The person who comes to mow the lawn seems to just flattens everything in sight and has already destroyed much of foliage. I am thinking of digging out the bulbs and planting it in a separate corner. The question is what is a good time/earliest time to do that for the survival of the bulbs.
Also, what else can I plant with these two so that there is some kind of continuity of flowering and foliage. The grape hyacinth will bloom first, then the white stars but after June they both seem to disappear.
I also realized that we have irises. bearded irises with pale yellow/dirty off white petals and purple beards. They look like they need thinning. Do people generally do swapping of bulbs, rhizomes, cutting? Where is a best place to find people who might want to swap so that I don't have to throw out good stuff and can get something different to mix it up with what is already there.
