Planting Small Spaces - Plant bulbs of one color in small spaces in the landscape. One color will have greater impact and make the planting space look larger. Mixed colors planted in a small space will make the space look even smaller. Concentrate the bulbs for each color together and do not intermix them. Select colors that blend together.
White flowers can be effective in helping blend colors together or to brighten dark comers.
Interplanting - The color of spring flowering bulbs is enhanced when interplanted with pansies or other compatible early flowers. Summer annuals such as petunias or marigolds can be added later. Summer annuals do a poor job hiding the dying bulb foliage but they will extend the color of the planting bed through the summer. The color of summer flowering bulbs will be enhanced when interplanted with summer flowering annuals such as petunias, marigolds and other annuals. Many of the summer bulbs are tall and the lower part of the plant unattractive after bloom.