Category Archives: Urban Gardening

Colorful Caladium Foliage

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Gabrielle

Looking to add more color to those shaded areas of your yard? Caladiums are an excellent choice and very easy to grow and care for. Vibrant reds to pale pinks, wide bands of color to speckled patterns of green, the … Continue reading →

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Not Much of an Indoor Gardener

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Gabrielle

Winter sure can get long by the time March rolls around. The cold usually keeps me mostly indoors for more than three months. I emotionally and mentally get through this time by focusing on the beautiful snowfalls and spending my … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Urban Gardening, winter | Tagged artificial, indoor plants, succulents, terrariums | 1 Comment

Highlighting your front door for winter

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Gabrielle

Do you create a focal point at your main entrance? What do you do to add interest for the winter? A large majority of us have too cold of temperatures to have flowers survive the entire winter. 🙁 So that … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Flowers, Urban Gardening | Tagged berries, containers, Dogwood, evergreen, front door, pinterest, sprays, wreath | 1 Comment

HUGE blooms for winter blahs

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Gabrielle

Amaryllis are wonderful huge flowers to enjoy indoors during the winter. They are SO easy to grow. They really don’t need dirt (you can use peat) and they barely need any water. How great is that! (I am not good … Continue reading →

Posted in celebration, Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Urban Gardening | Tagged amaryllis, bulbs, flowers, planting, tips, tulipworld, urban gardening | 2 Comments

Forcing Flower Bulbs

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Gabrielle

There are so many people who really miss out on Spring blooming bulbs! (Those in zone 8 or warmer). Then there are people like me who long for winter to be over and want flowers all the time. So, forcing … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, Urban Gardening | Tagged amaryllis, bulbs, chionodoxa, crocus, daffodils, flowers, hyacinth, muscari, tips, tulips, tulipworld | 29 Comments

New growth, new blooms!

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Gabrielle

Everyday- when its not raining- I take walks around to see what new flower bulbs are sprouting and now blooming! Even though its often gloomy and dark because of all the clouds and so many days of rain (what is … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring, Urban Gardening | Tagged allium, bulbs, chionodoxa, daffodils, flower bulbs, flowers, frittilaria, garden, hyacinth, oxalis, tulipworld | Comments Off

Gardening with kids

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Gabrielle

Gardening and outdoor projects are one way to help connect young people and nature. Several studies have reported that gardening is great therapy for any age and also a help if they have ADHD or just plain lazy. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring, summer, Urban Gardening | Tagged appreciate nature, bring family together, bulbs, children, daffodils, flower bulbs, flowers, garden, gardening, kids, long term memories, outdoor projects, own tools, Spring, tulips, vegetable, young | Comments Off

Its Easy to be a Flower Bulb expert

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Gabrielle

Fall bulbs are to be planted in fall for spring blooms. Spring bulbs are planted in spring for summer blooms. Dig some holes or trenches, drop in some bulbs and wait for the big payoff in a few months! Do … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, summer, Urban Gardening | Tagged bulb size, bulbs, expert, fall, firm bulbs, flowers, fragrance, garden, growing, healthy bulbs, perennials, proper time, Spring, summer, tips, tulips, tulipworld, white lilies | 3 Comments

Glorious Gladiolus

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Gabrielle

Gladioli are named from the Latin for “little swords”, hence why some still refer to them as Sword lilies. They have sword like foliage with tropical blooms. I will continue to refer to these glorious gladiolus as “glads”. They range … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, Urban Gardening | Tagged blooming all summer, corms, cut flower, flower beds, full sun, garden, gladioli, gladiolus, popular flower, sword lilies, tropical blooms, tulipworld, well drained soil | 6 Comments

Beautiful Begonias

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Gabrielle

Well- I didn’t make it to the flower show (yet). The cold, the snow and my attitude from Friday did not leave me. I decided to be lazy and hide out in my home as much as possible. I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, Urban Gardening | Tagged begonias, bulbs, indoors, tips, tulipworld | 1 Comment