Tag Archives: daffodils

Spring Blooming Bulbs are up!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Gabrielle

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 →

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Sweet Scents in your Garden

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Gabrielle

Walking through the garden can be beautiful, peaceful and relaxing. There are many aspects to look at when planning your garden: color, architecture, bloom time, hardiness, etc. Planning for when and where you put fragrant plants would be another. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Fall, Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, summer | Tagged bee balm, begonia, chamomile, daffodils, festalis ismene, foxtail lily, freesia, geraniums, hyacinths, iris, lavendar, lilac, lily of the valley, oriental lily, peony, petunia, phlox, russian sage, sweet pea, tuberose | 2 Comments

Cheating with Fall Flower bulbs!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Gabrielle

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 | Comments Off

Dreary Times for Gardeners?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Gabrielle

Winter can get long here in the North. I begin missing my flowers in Fall, but I’ glad that I am still able to enjoy the outdoors. Once winter has set in, I get a little bummed and a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, winter | Tagged amaryllis, chilled bulbs, daffodils, forcing, paperwhites, prepared bulbs, tulips | 2 Comments

Warm Climates and Fall Planting Bulbs

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Gabrielle

I get many calls and emails from people in the South: California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, New Mexico, Oklahoma,Tennessee, North and South Carolina, and Mississippi wondering if they could get any Fall planting bulbs to grow in … Continue reading →

Posted in Deer resistant, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, Gardening 101 | Tagged amaryllis, anemone, cold period, daffodils, dutch iris, jonquil, magic lily, narcissus, paperwhites, ranunculus, spider lily, spring blooming, tazetta, the south, warm climates | 3 Comments

The Scoop on How Flower Bulbs are Measured

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Gabrielle

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

The Bulb Lasagna Creation was a success!

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Gabrielle

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 →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers | Tagged allium, daffodils, galanthus, iris, lasagna, muscari, tulips | Comments Off

The PERFECT spring

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Gabrielle

Last year it was a very wet and cold spring and summer. Spring flowers came and went so fast, with hardly any time to really appreciate them. Then this year, we had 70-80° in March! We usually don’t see those … Continue reading →

Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring | Tagged daffodils, Spring, tulips | 4 Comments

Forcing Flower Bulbs Experiment Part C

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Gabrielle

We haven’t had to endure too much in the way of snow this winter. However we did definitely experience a dumping of snow this weekend! (now it has all melted in 60° temps) Despite this last weekend’s snowfall, I’ve still … Continue reading →

Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, Gardening 101, winter | Tagged containers, daffodils, forcing, garden, gardening | Comments Off

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