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Tag Archives: crocus
Cheating with Fall Flower bulbs!
As most of you probably already know, most fall planted bulbs require 10-17 weeks of chilling (temperatures consistently below 55 degrees F) in order to grow and bloom correctly in the spring. In the USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8, they will … Continue reading
Posted in celebration, Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Forcing Bulbs, winter
Tagged chilled bulbs, crocus, daffodils, forcing, hyacinths, muscari, prepared bulbs, tulips, winter
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Spring Blooming Groundcover Bulbs
Anemones, Crocus, Muscari, Scilla, Chionodoxa and Galanthus! These all produce great mini flowers that make them perfectly suited for planting under or in front of tulips, daffodils, shrubs or along a woodland border. They all grow just 3″ to 12″ … Continue reading
Posted in Deer resistant, Fall, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, Spring
Tagged anemone, bulbs, crocus, deer resistant, flower bulbs, flowers, garden, ground cover, ideas, low grow, muscari, perennials, scilla, squill, tips, tulipworld
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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
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Early spring blooms in 2012
Crocus are up! Daffodils are about 3″ tall. Many Tulips and Hyacinths poking through the ground. 🙂 Enjoying the 65-70° temperatures and getting so excited for all my flowers to bloom! After having 5″ of snow just 2 weeks ago, … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Bulbs, Spring
Tagged crocus, flower bulbs, garden, gardening, Spring
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Forcing Flower Bulbs
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
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Muscari a.k.a. Grape Hyacinth
A great flower bulb addition to any garden – a must have! Muscari is a short flower that is very easy to grow which typically blooms in the early to late spring depending on the species. Their lovely blooms range … Continue reading
Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Gardening 101
Tagged borders, bulbs, crocus, deer, deterrents, fall, flower bulbs, flowers, forcing, garden, grape hyacinth, moles, muscari, naturalizes, plants, purple, rodents, shade, Spring, sun, tulipworld
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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
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the skinny on flower bulbs
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
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Beautiful Bulbs & Perennials!
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
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My Spring has come!
This past Sunday it was 80 degrees in WI. That has happened here in late May, but I never remember it ever happening in April. I was just recovering from some horrible infection attacking my sinuses and lymph nodes- but … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring
Tagged allium, bulbs, chinodoxa, crocus, daffodils, flower bulbs, flowers, fritillaria, garden, hyacinth, iris, Spring, tulips, tulipworld
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