Tag Archives: corms

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

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

Preparing your Garden for Winter

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Gabrielle

Fall has really just arrived. It is my second favorite season, which comes just before the worst – Winter. I do not really want to think about winter quite yet, but it will arrive soon for those in Northern areas. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101 | Tagged begonia, bulbs, caladium, calla lily, cannas, corms, dahlia, elephant ears, flower bulbs, garden, gladiolus, oxalis, perennials, peruvian daffodil, rhizome, storing bulbs, tender bulbs | 35 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

The Dirt on Crocus’

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Gabrielle

One of the first signs of spring, Crocus bulbs (properly called corms) bloom very early in spring sometimes when there is still snow on the ground! They provide great bursts of color in partial shade to full sun areas. These short … Continue reading →

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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