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Tag Archives: hyacinth
Spring Blooming Bulbs are up!
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
Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring
Tagged allium, daffodils, fritillaria, hyacinth, iris, pictures, tulips
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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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Forcing Flower Bulbs- Part D
My first Tulips appeared this past Friday! They look pretty good! We will see if the longer chilled tulips look any better over the next 2 weeks. These Hyacinths smell great, of course. These were placed in the refrigerator for … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, Gardening 101, winter
Tagged bulbs, chilling, container gardening, forcing, fragrant, garden, hyacinth, tulips
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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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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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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
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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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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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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More Spring blooms…
Last night, (after church, daughters soccer game 1 hr away, and and dinner with my parents), I was able to come home and walk around the yard and see what’s changing. I pulled a few dandelions for my rabbits, and … Continue reading
