What to put where
CharleyD
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Ok, I've ordered a lot of spring bulbs/plants and when I ordered them, I knew exactly where I was going to put them. Inevitably after time elapses, I change my mind and now I can't decide how to lay out the following flowers, in a 7m long x 50cm wide border.
19 sweet William mixed; 24 polyanthus crescendo mixed; 24 bellis daisy mixed; 50 muscari mixed blues; 10 yellow double crocuses; 10 purple double crocuses and 25 English bluebells. The plants are all ready to be planted out, having been grown on from plugs.
Do I put them in sections/split them up/have an intended design? I've usually stuck to sections or one type of flower in a border but I'm starting to think it would look nice to mix them up a bit but I find it quite difficult. Any suggestions would be very welcome. This is where I would love an online garden design package so I can swap and change until I'm happy 
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"No intended design and sheer colour", I like that idea very much. How liberating after all my precise planning
Yes, I shall do just that and to get an idea of the spacing, I can lay everything out on the path that runs parallel with the border.
Ooh, thanks for the tip about the bluebells. I've got a perfect alternative place for them to go ... down under a tree in the corner next to the wood which is immediately behind our garden. They'll be well away from everything else there.
Thanks Verdun