Garden Talk is a monthly column that features master gardeners and other experienced plant people in western Massachusetts. Each month, you’ll meet different experts, learn about their gardening lives and get advice on everything from pest control to haircuts for lavender. A big part of gardening is community — people sharing tricks, trowels, plants and a general love of gardening — and these stories are an extension of that ethos.

October into early November is prime time for spring bulb planting, so read on for related tips and tricks from this month’s plantsperson, Thomas Clark. A gardener and botanist who’s planted thousands of bulbs, Clark is also director and curator of the Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden , home to a popular, flowering bulb show you may know about. (More on t

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