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Category Archives: Flower Bulbs
The PERFECT spring
Last year it was a very wet and cold spring and summer. Spring flowers came and went so fast, with hardly any time to really appreciate them. Then this year, we had 70-80° in March! We usually don’t see those … Continue reading
Flowers that never let you down – DAHLIAS!
What are Dahlias? – Dahlias continuously bloom from summer through fall, and provide a colorful flower ‘shrub’! They come in colors galore, some are low growing and some tall growing. They can be grown in the ground or in containers. … Continue reading
Posted in Container Gardening, Deer resistant, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, summer
Tagged continuous blooms, dahlia, deer resistant, fertilizer, large blooms, sluggo, small blooms
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Skimpy Looking Hyacinths
Almost the entire plant is covered in colorful florets. They all have such a sweet scent. Why wouldn’t you want these in your yard? (They also are the easiest thing to force, for indoor winter enjoyment.) So much color and … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101
Tagged fragrant, garden, gardening, hyacinths, skimpy hyacinths, spindly hyacinths
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3 Colorful Shade Garden Plans
Here are 3 garden plans to get you “shade-crazy” with your gardens! If you don’t have the same space dimensions available as the plan we have made, you should be able to make some minor adjustments on your own. Hopefully … Continue reading
Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, summer
Tagged annual, Arum, astilbe, begonia, bleeding heart, caladium, columbine, cyclamen, flower, garden, garden plans, gardening, hosta, lily, perennial, shade
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Stunted and disappearing tulips
This weather we’ve been experiencing all over the US this winter and now into spring has been messing with our minds and our gardens! Here are our tulips – How do your look this year? Unfortunately the deer got the … Continue reading
Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Gardening 101
Tagged cold winter, dead head, drainage, dry summer, garden, gardening, good soil, tulips
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Planting for Butterflies
Who doesn’t like butterflies? They flitter and float around in the air, and their gracefulness mesmerizes us. They have beautiful coloring and markings to tantalize your eyes. They don’t bite (making it the only bug I like). These interesting bugs … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, summer
Tagged butterflies, columbine, coneflower, flowers, garden, gardening, grape hyacinth, liatris, muscari, oriental lily, perennials, phlox, sedum
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Enjoying the tropics without traveling!
Yes- that is my plan this summer. Doesn’t that sound good to you? Think of the money you can save. Hasn’t that been the rave the last few years? Everyone making their outdoor living rooms, outdoor kitchens, or backyard oasis. … Continue reading
Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, summer, winter
Tagged calla lily, canna, dahlia, elephant ear, flower bulbs, flowers, garden, garden plan, gardening, tropical, tulipworld
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Early spring blooms in 2012
Crocus are up! Daffodils are about 3″ tall. Many Tulips and Hyacinths poking through the ground. 🙂 Enjoying the 65-70° temperatures and getting so excited for all my flowers to bloom! After having 5″ of snow just 2 weeks ago, … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Bulbs, Spring
Tagged crocus, flower bulbs, garden, gardening, Spring
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Forcing Flower Bulbs- Part D
My first Tulips appeared this past Friday! They look pretty good! We will see if the longer chilled tulips look any better over the next 2 weeks. These Hyacinths smell great, of course. These were placed in the refrigerator for … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, Gardening 101, winter
Tagged bulbs, chilling, container gardening, forcing, fragrant, garden, hyacinth, tulips
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Forcing Flower Bulbs Experiment Part C
We haven’t had to endure too much in the way of snow this winter. However we did definitely experience a dumping of snow this weekend! (now it has all melted in 60° temps) Despite this last weekend’s snowfall, I’ve still … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, Gardening 101, winter
Tagged containers, daffodils, forcing, garden, gardening
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