Category Archives: Flowers
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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Sweet Scents in your Garden
Walking through the garden can be beautiful, peaceful and relaxing. There are many aspects to look at when planning your garden: color, architecture, bloom time, hardiness, etc. Planning for when and where you put fragrant plants would be another. The … Continue reading
Posted in Container Gardening, Fall, Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, summer
Tagged bee balm, begonia, chamomile, daffodils, festalis ismene, foxtail lily, freesia, geraniums, hyacinths, iris, lavendar, lilac, lily of the valley, oriental lily, peony, petunia, phlox, russian sage, sweet pea, tuberose
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Simple & Fun Family Project
Most people enjoy flowers. Some more than others, of course. This is a project that any age group can do, and you get flowers to enjoy, too! Forcing fall planting bulbs can be a great way to get some indoor … Continue reading
Posted in Container Gardening, Fall, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, winter
Tagged classroom, experiment, forcing, project
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Dreary Times for Gardeners?
Winter can get long here in the North. I begin missing my flowers in Fall, but I’ glad that I am still able to enjoy the outdoors. Once winter has set in, I get a little bummed and a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, winter
Tagged amaryllis, chilled bulbs, daffodils, forcing, paperwhites, prepared bulbs, tulips
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Warm Climates and Fall Planting Bulbs
I get many calls and emails from people in the South: California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, New Mexico, Oklahoma,Tennessee, North and South Carolina, and Mississippi wondering if they could get any Fall planting bulbs to grow in … Continue reading
Posted in Deer resistant, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, Gardening 101
Tagged amaryllis, anemone, cold period, daffodils, dutch iris, jonquil, magic lily, narcissus, paperwhites, ranunculus, spider lily, spring blooming, tazetta, the south, warm climates
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Finding New Fall Planting Flowers
Don’t you love finding a new flower to add to your garden? Or at least seeing a new flower you haven’t seen before!?! I love that there are so many variations in height, color, fullness, details in the blooms…the list … Continue reading
Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers
Tagged Allium Shubertii, Butterfly Daffodil, fall bulbs, Hollyhock Hyacinth, Louisiana Iris, New, Zizanie Double Tulip
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Spring Blooming Groundcover Bulbs
Anemones, Crocus, Muscari, Scilla, Chionodoxa and Galanthus! These all produce great mini flowers that make them perfectly suited for planting under or in front of tulips, daffodils, shrubs or along a woodland border. They all grow just 3″ to 12″ … Continue reading
Posted in Deer resistant, Fall, Flowers, Forcing Bulbs, Spring
Tagged anemone, bulbs, crocus, deer resistant, flower bulbs, flowers, garden, ground cover, ideas, low grow, muscari, perennials, scilla, squill, tips, tulipworld
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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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Spruce Up your Garden with Art!
Garden Art. Most people are usually on one side or the other: love it or hate it. I would be on the “love it” side – with some boundaries. Some people get carried away with garden art. Some can make … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, memorial
Tagged color, focal point, functional, Garden art, memento, recycled, sound, style, upcycled, Willard&May, yard art
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