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Tag Archives: garden
Colorful Blooms Made for Shade
Color. Variety of colors. It makes things interesting. Shade gardens can have more interest, besides shape, size and structure! Adding color does not need to be complicated or lots of work. Here is a list of colorful shade plants for … Continue reading
Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, summer
Tagged begonias, bleeding heart, caladium, columbine, cyclamen, garden, gardening, italicum arum, shade, toad lily, voodoo lily
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Forcing Flower Bulbs Experiment Part B
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
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Garden Dreaming and Garden Planning
Now that winter has finally arrived and doesn’t appear to be leaving for a while, it is time to move on (mentally). I have planted some bulbs for forcing, but there are no weeds to tend to. So, that leaves … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, summer, winter
Tagged astilbe, bleeding heart, calla, canna, colocasia, columbine, cyclamen, dahlia, elephant ear, flowers, garden, garden plans, hosta, lily, perennials, tropical
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My Forcing Flower Bulb Experiment
Winter seems that it finally has ‘settled in’ here in Wisconsin. The pure white snow makes the views outside a bit prettier than the lifeless drab coloring of dormancy. Snow is beautiful when it sticks to each branch and nook … Continue reading
Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Forcing Bulbs, winter
Tagged amaryllis, bulbs, container gardening, daffodils, flower, flower bulbs, garden, hyacinth, tulips
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Enjoying the mild temps!
It seems this year us Northerners get a little break from the long cold winter. I and most people I know have been VERY thankful! Winter is normally just too long here in Wisconsin and the rest of the Northern … Continue reading
Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers
Tagged daffodils, darwin hybrids, en mass, flowers, galanthus, garden, gardening, hyacinths, latifolium, muscari, North, snowdrop, tulips
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Creativity inspired by new website!
Have you found Pinterest yet? I have. I see why people say they get addicted. I am finding it as a creative release. I think I may get lost on Pinterest this winter as I wait for spring to arrive. … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged crafts, creativity, flower bulbs, flowers, garden, gardening, perennials, pinterest, winter
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Loving Fall
I love fall because of the cooling temperatures and more work and more ideas to do in the garden. Yes- I love to work in my garden. A fellow blogger has this comment that I totally agree with: ” a … Continue reading
Stinky but Pretty ‘Lilies’ – Fritillaria
I really like Fritillaria flowers – I consider them unique, but still pretty. Some flowers are unique and strange looking, not necessarily pretty. These, however, are a great addition to most flower beds. I always recommend that you DO NOT … Continue reading
Posted in Deer resistant, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, Rodent resistant, Spring, vegetable gardening
Tagged deer resistant, flowers, fritillaria, garden, lily, musky, odor, orange, pest, pests, red, stinky, yellow
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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
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Preparing your Garden for Winter
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
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