Recent Posts
Posts by Month
- March 2015 (3)
- February 2014 (1)
- May 2013 (1)
- March 2013 (3)
- December 2012 (1)
- November 2012 (3)
- October 2012 (1)
- September 2012 (3)
- August 2012 (1)
- July 2012 (2)
- June 2012 (2)
- May 2012 (3)
- April 2012 (3)
- March 2012 (6)
- February 2012 (5)
- January 2012 (3)
- December 2011 (2)
- November 2011 (4)
- October 2011 (5)
- September 2011 (6)
- August 2011 (3)
- July 2011 (2)
- June 2011 (4)
- May 2011 (4)
- April 2011 (9)
- March 2011 (9)
- February 2011 (3)
Tag Archives: allium
Spring Blooming Bulbs are up!
Here are a few photos from my yard the first week of May! Daffodils, Hyacinths, Scilla, Muscari and many Tulips are now open! Fritillaria, late Tulips, Iris, and Allium are yet to bloom. Many Peonies, Astilbes, Geraniums, Bleeding Hearts, Ferns … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring
Tagged allium, daffodils, fritillaria, hyacinth, iris, pictures, tulips
Comments Off on Spring Blooming Bulbs are up!
The Scoop on How Flower Bulbs are Measured
Does it really matter what size a flower bulb is? Wouldn’t the most bulbs for the least amount of money be the best deal? Bulb size does matter. It takes years for those bulbs to get bigger. Bigger bulbs will … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, Spring, winter
Tagged allium, asiatic liliy, caliber, circumference, crocus, daffodils, dutch iris, hyacinth, mass of flowers, measure, narcissi, oriental lily, size, top size, tulip
Comments Off on The Scoop on How Flower Bulbs are Measured
Cool Craft Ideas with Allium stems
I often pick my ‘browning’ Allium Purple Sensation and stick them in all my containers at varying heights. It adds some interest to them while my later summer blooms are still growing to maturity. This year, I decided to cut … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Gardening 101
Tagged allium, craft, garden
Comments Off on Cool Craft Ideas with Allium stems
The Bulb Lasagna Creation was a success!
So last fall, I wrote about different Creative ways to plant bulbs and then I experimented with the “Lasagna planting“. Now that spring is ending here in SE Wisconsin, I will post my photos and comments on the ‘Lasagna’ progression. … Continue reading
Pop of Color, everywhere
My gardens are so full of foliage! There are areas all over with a little POP of color! My Iris, Allium and a few more. Allium Louisiana iris I love having my garden beds full of flowers. … Continue reading
521 flower bulbs in 3.5 hours
Will this be the last planting for 2011? This past week I got to plant just a few more bulbs! I planted about 150 Dwarf Dutch Reticulata Iris Pauline between my patio and my pond. It is going to look … Continue reading
Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Gardening 101
Tagged allium, bulbs, daffodils, dutch iris, flower, flower bulbs, gardening, gardens, scilla, tulips
Comments Off on 521 flower bulbs in 3.5 hours
Creative Ways to Plant your Flower Bulbs
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
Foxtail Lily – Not your Ordinary Lily
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
Rodent and Deer Resistant Bulbs
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
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 on Summer blooms beginning to appear
