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Daffodils

There are so many types of daffodils, it’s tough to decide what to plant. I thought organizing them by color...

Bulbs, rhizomes and tubers

The main difference between bulbs and the other three is bulbs grow scales, layers, around a core, whereas corms, rhizomes...

Flowers for Spring

There are two flushes of bloom in the spring. The first one, supported by spring bulbs and woodland natives, begins...

Bulb Propagation

If you love root division, you’ll be happy to know that it works for bulbs too, via scaling, slicing, scooping...

Caring for Bulbs during Winter

When you plant bulbs, whether that happens in fall or spring, don’t forget to mix in a good measure of...

Lily Flowering Tulips

The buds of lily flowering tulips remind us of their Turkish ancestry: they have an hourglass shape that opens up at the...

tulips? yes, please!

I always plant tulips. I’ve had beautiful ruffled pink ones, and fringed parrot ones, standard, double, lily flowering, you name...

caring for hyacinths

The thing about hyacinths is that they don’t need special care, they need the conditions they have become accustomed to:...

the flowers of spring

Usually around this time of year I start to panic, look around and wonder where everything went? Where are the...

potted bulbs

With the weather finally turning I moved the gardening activities indoors. Surprisingly, the potted tuberose is in bloom, and so...