Questions and Answers: Premature Sprouting and Annoying Flies
Shoots Sprouting Too Early While working in my flower beds recently, I noticed that the spring shoots of several daffodils,Continue Reading
Category: Bulbs
Small Bulbous Irises: Cute as Can Be!
If you’ve been out shopping recently, you already know this, but for those of you who prefer to stay indoors,Continue Reading
Fritillaries: Like Laurel and Hardy
Unusual and beautiful, fritillaries shine by their originality. Between the crown imperial and the snake’s head fritillary, there’s a wholeContinue Reading
Planting Bulbs
You’re back home after a trip to the local garden center. You have bags and boxes of bulbs in frontContinue Reading
The Long Journey of Flower Bulbs
Flower bulbs are arriving in stores these days: tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and many others. Every good gardener knows that theyContinue Reading
Let’s Discover Ornamental Alliums
You may have seen them in flower beds and landscaping: large globes of star-shaped flowers, usually purple, carried on sturdyContinue Reading
Celebrate Easter With Bulbs!
The displays at garden centers and florists are full of flower arrangements these days. After all, Easter is one ofContinue Reading
An Amaryllis for Christmas
One of the most alluring flowers we can grow in our homes is the amaryllis (Hippeastrum), a large bulb thatContinue Reading
Bulbs That Succeed
I’m a big consumer of bulbs. I buy thousands (every year) and plant them everywhere: in pots, in flowerbeds andContinue Reading
To Have the First Flowers Next Spring
Would you like to be the first person in your neighborhood to have flowers in their garden next year? ToContinue Reading