Tag Archives: garden

Flower Power for Parkinson’s

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Gabrielle

Have you ever asked yourself how can I help, or how I can do my part to make a difference in the world? To do there part and contribute to the causes most important to them people participate and help … Continue reading →

Posted in celebration, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, memorial | Tagged APDA, charity, garden, Parkinson Disease, tulips | 2 Comments

My Summer Garden Highlights

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Gabrielle

Wow! Where has summer gone? It wasn’t too long ago that I was longing for cooler days during the many excessive humid days we had this summer. This summer was a HOT (for Wisconsin) and dry (which I really like) … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, summer | Tagged begonia, butterflies, castor bean, coneflowers, elephant ear, flower, garden, lycoris, magic lily, monarda, perennials, peruvian daffodil, phlox, summer, urban gardening | Comments Off

Muscari a.k.a. Grape Hyacinth

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Gabrielle

A great flower bulb addition to any garden – a must have! Muscari is a short flower that is very easy to grow which typically blooms in the early to late spring depending on the species. Their lovely blooms range … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Gardening 101 | Tagged borders, bulbs, crocus, deer, deterrents, fall, flower bulbs, flowers, forcing, garden, grape hyacinth, moles, muscari, naturalizes, plants, purple, rodents, shade, Spring, sun, tulipworld | Comments Off

Foxtail Lily – Not your Ordinary Lily

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Gabrielle

Foxtail Lilies are from the Liliaceae family and the Eremurus genus. They are also known as the Desert Candle and are perennial plants that grow from tuberous roots. An excellent choice for structural height in a flower bed, Foxtail lilies … Continue reading →

Posted in Deer resistant, Fall, Flowers, Gardening 101 | Tagged allium, deer, Desert candle, flower bulbs, flowers, Foxtail, garden, gardening, lilies, perennials, planting, urban gardening | 6 Comments

Snowdrop Dreams

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Gabrielle

Galanthus bulbs are most commonly known as Snowdrops or Garden Snowdrops. They are among the first signs that winter is almost gone and spring is on its way! They are very early blooming, often appearing even while the snow is … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Deer resistant, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101 | Tagged amaryllis, bulb, deer, fall, flower, galanthus, garden, moles, naturalize, perennials, snowdrop, squirrels, tips, tulipworld | 1 Comment

Visiting ducks and other changes in the garden

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Gabrielle

Okay- she’s not the duck but she is the cutest visitor in my watergarden! (My daughter who loves her Shamu and water.) This momma duck and her little babies just appeared for a few hours this Monday morning. She quacked … Continue reading →

Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, babies, boxwoods, color, daughter, daugter, ducks, flowers, garden, hydrangas, lilies, oxalis, son, star of persia, summer, tulipworld | Comments Off

Spring’s Final Chapter for 2011

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Gabrielle

Last look at Tulips! My garden has been changing alot over the last month. New blooms as other blooms fade. Fuller flower beds. Each week ( for the last month) I bring home more Dahlias, Gladiolus and other bulbs to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, bulbs, design, fall bulbs, garden, iris, pond, purple, Spring, summer, tulip, tulipworld, water garden | Comments Off

Purple balls of Allium

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Gabrielle

Allium (Flowering Onion) Allium species and cultivars- most are purple .. the best color of all! 🙂 And they are hardy in zones 3-11 and do well in sun or shade! What a great addition to all gardens. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, bulbs, deer, deterrents, flower bulbs, garden, moles, perennials, purple, rodents, Spring, squirrels | 8 Comments

More Spring blooms…

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Gabrielle

Last night, (after church, daughters soccer game 1 hr away, and and dinner with my parents), I was able to come home and walk around the yard and see what’s changing. I pulled a few dandelions for my rabbits, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring | Tagged daffodils, flowers, garden, hyacinth, magnolia, muscari, peony, pond, tree, tulips, tulipworld, water garden | Comments Off

the skinny on flower bulbs

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Gabrielle

Bulbs are easy to grow, provided that you stick to some essentials. Probably no other plant group gives as much variety and pleasure to the gardener with so little effort. The unique thing about bulbs is that they need little … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, summer | Tagged allium, begonia, bulbs, calladium, canna, chionodoxa, colchicums, corms, crocus, cyclamen, daffodil, daffodils, dahlias, fall, flower bulbs, flowers, fritillaria, garden, gladiolus, hyacinth, iris, muscari, oxalis, perennials, rhizome, Spring, tuber, tulips, tulipworld | 4 Comments