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Planning a Mix of Perennials and Bulbs

Roots, Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes or Tubers: just think of flower bulbs, just as other plants that you choose to add to your garden.  What is the purpose or purposes of your garden?  A certain color, to attract certain birds, sun … Continue reading

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What makes Lilies a garden favorite

Lilies can be a symbol of purity, refined beauty and nurturing. Asiatic Lilies, Oriental Lilies, Pixie Lilies, LA Hybrid Lilies, Double Lilies…. All are wonderful additions to perennial gardens of all shapes and sizes.  They perennialize and naturalize, meaning they … Continue reading

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Foxtail Lily – Not your Ordinary Lily

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

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Rodent and Deer Resistant Bulbs

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

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Summer blooms beginning to appear

All my flower beds are full of foliage and many are beginning to bloom now!  I’ve potted some Purple Gem Dahlias and my Peruvian Daffodil (Festalis Ismene) this year.  The one Dahlia has begun to bloom and my Festalis will … Continue reading

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Visiting ducks and other changes in the garden

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

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Memorial Flowers

  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

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