Category Archives: winter

Forcing Flower Bulbs Experiment Part B

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Gabrielle

The 2 pots of Hyacinths (Jan Bos) in my warm office are open and smell heavenly! That is 3.5 weeks after I planted them and brought them in the warm office (after about 10 weeks of chilling). Some of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, winter | Tagged chilling, daffodils, flower bulbs, forcing, garden, gardening, hyacinth | 3 Comments

Garden Dreaming and Garden Planning

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Gabrielle

Now that winter has finally arrived and doesn’t appear to be leaving for a while, it is time to move on (mentally). I have planted some bulbs for forcing, but there are no weeds to tend to. So, that leaves … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, summer, winter | Tagged astilbe, bleeding heart, calla, canna, colocasia, columbine, cyclamen, dahlia, elephant ear, flowers, garden, garden plans, hosta, lily, perennials, tropical | Comments Off

Why order flowers online?

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Gabrielle

I love flowers. If you are a regular visitor on my blog, you know that is an understatement. I have been involved in landscaping for over 13 years. I have been to and made purchases at retail garden centers, wholesale … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, summer, winter | Tagged bare roots, bulb, bulb company, corms, Customer reviews, flowers, gardening, grow guarantee, online reviews, rhizome, tubers, tulipworld reviews, warranty | Comments Off

My Forcing Flower Bulb Experiment

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Gabrielle

Winter seems that it finally has ‘settled in’ here in Wisconsin. The pure white snow makes the views outside a bit prettier than the lifeless drab coloring of dormancy. Snow is beautiful when it sticks to each branch and nook … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Forcing Bulbs, winter | Tagged amaryllis, bulbs, container gardening, daffodils, flower, flower bulbs, garden, hyacinth, tulips | 2 Comments

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Gabrielle

We have been a little busy here at work making changes, adding new plants while finishing up the Fall & Winter season and preparing for the Spring season. If you are curious- here is a sneak peak: New plants for … Continue reading →

Posted in celebration, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring, winter | Tagged astilbe, caladium, coneflower, elephant ear, hosta, peony, phlox, salvia, sedum, toad lily | Comments Off