Can You Get A Paperwhite to Rebloom?
Sometimes you can get a Paperwhite to rebloom! Photo: www.longfield-gardens.com If you’ve been gardening for a while, you’ve certainly heardContinue Reading
Category: Bulbs
Looking for Fragrant Cyclamens
Some cyclamens are scented, others not at all. Ill.: Buntysmum, Pixabay & www.clipartroo.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Question: Last year, I bought aContinue Reading
2019: Year of the Dahlia
Ill.: ngb.org Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, oneContinue Reading
Forcing Bulbs Over Water: A Project for the Whole Family
Forcing bulbs: as easy as 1, 2, 3! Source: www.homedepot.com I already explained in a recent article how to force bulbsContinue Reading
Forcing Bulbs Without Twisting Arms
Forcing bulbs (here, Siberian squills) simply means getting them to bloom indoors before their usual season. Source: lindenhillgardens.wordpress.com I don’tContinue Reading
Let Grape Hyacinths Tell You Where to Plant!
A circle of grape hyacinths will show where the other bulbs were planted. Source: www.dobies.co.uk You’re out in the fallContinue Reading
Daffodil, Jonquil or Narcissus?
You can call these flowers daffodils or narcissus, but none of them is a jonquil. Source: www.jparkers.co.uk www.dutchbulbs.com Confusion reigns inContinue Reading
Bringing Frost-Tender Bulbs Indoors for the Winter
When frost kills the foliage of your bulbs (here, dahlias), it’s time to bring them back indoors for the winter.Continue Reading
My New Favorite Bulb-Planting Tool
ProPlugger tool: just punch a hole and plant! Source: www.proplugger.com I’m an inveterate bulb planter. I just can’t help myself!Continue Reading
Avoid Squirrel Problems by Planting Bulbs They Hate
Squirrels just love tulip and crocus bulbs… and gardeners just hate squirrels! Source: www.kyforward.com To the horror of gardeners, squirrels love freshly-planted tulipContinue Reading