Category Archives: summer

Cool idea for storing bulbs

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Gabrielle

I have read many different ways to store bulbs. I explained how to properly save and store bulbs on my post Preparing your garden for winter. I just wanted to share photos on another way to store them, like I … Continue reading →

Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, summer | Tagged bulbs, corms, flower bulbs, gardening, rhizomes, storing, tubers | 1 Comment

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

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

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

Visiting ducks and other changes in the garden

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Gabrielle

Okay- she’s not the duck but she is the cutest visitor in my watergarden! (My daughter who loves her Shamu and water.) This momma duck and her little babies just appeared for a few hours this Monday morning. She quacked … Continue reading →

Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, babies, boxwoods, color, daughter, daugter, ducks, flowers, garden, hydrangas, lilies, oxalis, son, star of persia, summer, tulipworld | Comments Off

Spring’s Final Chapter for 2011

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Gabrielle

Last look at Tulips! My garden has been changing alot over the last month. New blooms as other blooms fade. Fuller flower beds. Each week ( for the last month) I bring home more Dahlias, Gladiolus and other bulbs to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, bulbs, design, fall bulbs, garden, iris, pond, purple, Spring, summer, tulip, tulipworld, water garden | Comments Off

Purple balls of Allium

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Gabrielle

Allium (Flowering Onion) Allium species and cultivars- most are purple .. the best color of all! 🙂 And they are hardy in zones 3-11 and do well in sun or shade! What a great addition to all gardens. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, bulbs, deer, deterrents, flower bulbs, garden, moles, perennials, purple, rodents, Spring, squirrels | 8 Comments

the skinny on flower bulbs

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Gabrielle

Bulbs are easy to grow, provided that you stick to some essentials. Probably no other plant group gives as much variety and pleasure to the gardener with so little effort. The unique thing about bulbs is that they need little … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, begonia, bulbs, calladium, canna, chionodoxa, colchicums, corms, crocus, cyclamen, daffodil, daffodils, dahlias, fall, flower bulbs, flowers, fritillaria, garden, gladiolus, hyacinth, iris, muscari, oxalis, perennials, rhizome, Spring, tuber, tulips, tulipworld | 4 Comments

Beautiful Bulbs & Perennials!

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Gabrielle

Guest post from my friend/flower freak/garden designer/fellow blogger! Between shaking off the winter blooms and gearing up for summer activities, it’s going to be a busy and exciting … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, chionodoxa, crocus, daffodils, geraniums, grape hyacinth, guest blogger, hostas, hyacinths, muscari, perennial, rhinestonecontessa, snowdrops, tulips | Comments Off

a mother and a gardener

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Gabrielle

I have read many tidbits and quotes about how mothering is like gardening. Gentle, tender loving care and nurturing….. blah, blah, blah. I am not a “hard core” gardener. I love plants, bushes, etc. I love to plant, design, … Continue reading →

Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, bulbs, difficult, finiky, flowers, garden, hard core, hard work, indoor, kids, mother, parenting, plants, tulps, vacation | 2 Comments