Tag Archives: calla lily

Enjoying the tropics without traveling!

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Gabrielle

Yes- that is my plan this summer. Doesn’t that sound good to you? Think of the money you can save. Hasn’t that been the rave the last few years? Everyone making their outdoor living rooms, outdoor kitchens, or backyard oasis. … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, summer, winter | Tagged calla lily, canna, dahlia, elephant ear, flower bulbs, flowers, garden, garden plan, gardening, tropical, tulipworld | Comments Off

Preparing your Garden for Winter

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Gabrielle

Fall has really just arrived. It is my second favorite season, which comes just before the worst – Winter. I do not really want to think about winter quite yet, but it will arrive soon for those in Northern areas. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101 | Tagged begonia, bulbs, caladium, calla lily, cannas, corms, dahlia, elephant ears, flower bulbs, garden, gladiolus, oxalis, perennials, peruvian daffodil, rhizome, storing bulbs, tender bulbs | 35 Comments

Rodent and Deer Resistant Bulbs

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Gabrielle

I have 3 acres of land (1.5 acres of wetland), many flower beds, a large fruit and vegetable garden, but only have to deal with insect and water problems. When we first moved to this property 10 years ago (from … Continue reading →

Posted in Deer resistant, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, Rodent resistant, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, anemone, begonia, botanical tulips, bulb, caladium, calla lily, canna, chionodoxa, crocus, daffodils, dahlia, deer, deterrents, fall, flowers, fritillaria, galanthus, gardening, gladiolus, hyacinth, iris, liatris, lilies, lycoris, muscari, oxalis, pests, rununculus, scilla, species tulips, squirrels, tuberose | 4 Comments

Life is hard, but there is hope

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Gabrielle

So much for the storms in the south settling down. I will not complain about the weather again. A tornado hit my good friends home last Wednesday in Cleveland, TN. She is in the hospital, their youngest child is dead … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers | Tagged bulbs, calla lily, colchicum, flowers, new beginnings, purple, radiata, Spring, storms, tulips, warm weather, water lily, weather | Comments Off

Memorial Flowers

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Gabrielle

This week has been filled with much sadness. A father, of a friend of mine, died after a tough battle with Cancer on Monday. On Tuesday, a friend from high school succumbed to cancer as well, leaving behind a wife … Continue reading →

Posted in celebration, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, memorial | Tagged alliums, amaryllis, beautiful, calla lily, celebration, daffodils, death, flowers, gladiolus, iris, lilies, memorial, stargazer lilies, tulips, tulipworld | 5 Comments