Category Archives: Flowers

Creative Ways to Plant your Flower Bulbs

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Gabrielle

I have planted thousands of flower bulbs over the last 15 years – I have read about some unique ways to plant them a little differently for a few years now, but there are two techniques that I haven’t ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101 | Tagged allium, bulbs, daffodils, fall, flower bulbs, flowers, garden, gardening, hyacinth, muscari, perennials, scilla, snow drops, tips, tulips, winter | 2 Comments

Preparing your Garden for Winter

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Gabrielle

Fall has really just arrived. It is my second favorite season, which comes just before the worst – Winter. I do not really want to think about winter quite yet, but it will arrive soon for those in Northern areas. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101 | Tagged begonia, bulbs, caladium, calla lily, cannas, corms, dahlia, elephant ears, flower bulbs, garden, gladiolus, oxalis, perennials, peruvian daffodil, rhizome, storing bulbs, tender bulbs | 35 Comments

Flower Power for Parkinson’s

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Gabrielle

Have you ever asked yourself how can I help, or how I can do my part to make a difference in the world? To do there part and contribute to the causes most important to them people participate and help … Continue reading →

Posted in celebration, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, memorial | Tagged APDA, charity, garden, Parkinson Disease, tulips | 2 Comments

My Summer Garden Highlights

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Gabrielle

Wow! Where has summer gone? It wasn’t too long ago that I was longing for cooler days during the many excessive humid days we had this summer. This summer was a HOT (for Wisconsin) and dry (which I really like) … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, summer | Tagged begonia, butterflies, castor bean, coneflowers, elephant ear, flower, garden, lycoris, magic lily, monarda, perennials, peruvian daffodil, phlox, summer, urban gardening | Comments Off

Foxtail Lily – Not your Ordinary Lily

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Gabrielle

Foxtail Lilies are from the Liliaceae family and the Eremurus genus. They are also known as the Desert Candle and are perennial plants that grow from tuberous roots. An excellent choice for structural height in a flower bed, Foxtail lilies … Continue reading →

Posted in Deer resistant, Fall, Flowers, Gardening 101 | Tagged allium, deer, Desert candle, flower bulbs, flowers, Foxtail, garden, gardening, lilies, perennials, planting, urban gardening | 6 Comments

Daffodils – THE Spring-Blooming Flower

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Gabrielle

Daffodils are a welcome sight in spring! All of them are deer and pest resistant, extremely cold hardy, and naturalize well. Some are even slightly frangrant. And you are not limited to just the basic yellow daffodils – there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Deer resistant, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, Rodent resistant | Tagged advanced gardener, beginner gardener, daffodils, deer, flower, gift ideas, jonquil, narcissus, naturalize, perennials, Spring, tulipworld | Comments Off

Rodent and Deer Resistant Bulbs

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Gabrielle

I have 3 acres of land (1.5 acres of wetland), many flower beds, a large fruit and vegetable garden, but only have to deal with insect and water problems. When we first moved to this property 10 years ago (from … Continue reading →

Posted in Deer resistant, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, Rodent resistant, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, anemone, begonia, botanical tulips, bulb, caladium, calla lily, canna, chionodoxa, crocus, daffodils, dahlia, deer, deterrents, fall, flowers, fritillaria, galanthus, gardening, gladiolus, hyacinth, iris, liatris, lilies, lycoris, muscari, oxalis, pests, rununculus, scilla, species tulips, squirrels, tuberose | 4 Comments

Snowdrop Dreams

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Gabrielle

Galanthus bulbs are most commonly known as Snowdrops or Garden Snowdrops. They are among the first signs that winter is almost gone and spring is on its way! They are very early blooming, often appearing even while the snow is … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Deer resistant, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101 | Tagged amaryllis, bulb, deer, fall, flower, galanthus, garden, moles, naturalize, perennials, snowdrop, squirrels, tips, tulipworld | 1 Comment

Southern Belle Seeks Tulips in her Spring Garden // Guest Blog

Posted on July 22, 2011 by vwyler

As a child growing up in Northern Ohio, I recall yards filled with countless tulip and daffodil blooms. I even got in trouble once for “borrowing” red tulip flowers from a local park planted by a gardening club; I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Fall, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs | Tagged climate, forcing, fridge, guest blog, planting, red tulips, south | 1 Comment

Summer blooms beginning to appear

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Gabrielle

All my flower beds are full of foliage and many are beginning to bloom now! I’ve potted some Purple Gem Dahlias and my Peruvian Daffodil (Festalis Ismene) this year. The one Dahlia has begun to bloom and my Festalis will … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Deer resistant, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, summer | Tagged allium, bulbs, dahlia, flower bulbs, flowers, lilies, perennials, peruvian daffodil, purple | Comments Off