Bulbs and Mulch: A Great Combo!
Bulbs (here, hyacinths) easily push up through mulch. Photo: nittygrittydirtman.com Question: I want to plant many bulbs in my flower bedContinue Reading
Category: Bulbs
Cannas With Prickly Balls!
Prickly seed capsules on a canna. Quite attractive, don’t you think? Photo: www.houzz.com Every year, I receive messages from gardenersContinue Reading
Extending the Beauty of Alliums
Spray-painted alliums add punch to the summer garden. Photo: Jana Last, Flickr The genus Allium offers a host of plants of interestContinue Reading
No Summer Irrigation for Tulips
If you want to keep your tulips happy over the summer, don’t irrigate. Ill.: gallery.yopriceville.com & www.aquarion.com & www.sccpre.cat, montage:Continue Reading
Hide Bulb Leaves in Decline
After they finish blooming so beautifully, spring bulbs, such as crocuses, daffodils, tulips and hyacinths, go through an ugly ducklingContinue Reading
Aftercare for Potted Spring Bulbs
Well, you’ve had your fun with potted spring bulbs: tulips, crocus, hyacinths, narcissus, etc. You bought them in bloom (orContinue Reading
Hybrid Callas in a Cold Climate
Calla lilies (Zantedeschia spp.), which I’ll just call callas in this article, have come a long way since I first startedContinue Reading
The Sun Star: A Plant Worth Discovering
In my area, and probably in yours as well, garden centers are full of pots of so-called “sun stars” inContinue Reading
Success at Last With Gloriosa Lilies
I’ve long admired the beautiful lilylike flowers of the gloriosa lily, also called climbing lily or flame lily (Gloriosa superba,Continue Reading
How to Get an Amaryllis to Rebloom
Getting an amaryllis to bloom once is a snap, but to rebloom? Photo: www.winwardhome.com Question: I have two amaryllis bulbs thatContinue Reading