Tag Archives: chionodoxa

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

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

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

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

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

My Begonia update and losing spring

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Gabrielle

My first sign of life for my Apricot/Scarlet Begonia- after 1 week! Do you remember when I said we had unseasonably warm weather on April 10, when it was 80°. How wonderful that day was! Well, 1 week after on … Continue reading →

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