Tag Archives: Spring

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 →

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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

My Begonia update and losing spring

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Gabrielle

My first sign of life for my Apricot/Scarlet Begonia- after 1 week! Do you remember when I said we had unseasonably warm weather on April 10, when it was 80°. How wonderful that day was! Well, 1 week after on … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring | Tagged allium, begonia, bulbs, chionodoxa, flowers, frost, puschkinia, Spring, squill, tulips | Comments Off

My Spring has come!

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Gabrielle

This past Sunday it was 80 degrees in WI. That has happened here in late May, but I never remember it ever happening in April. I was just recovering from some horrible infection attacking my sinuses and lymph nodes- but … Continue reading →

Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring | Tagged allium, bulbs, chinodoxa, crocus, daffodils, flower bulbs, flowers, fritillaria, garden, hyacinth, iris, Spring, tulips, tulipworld | 5 Comments

Ooh… the smell of Hyacinths

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Gabrielle

Hyacinth orientalis is the species from which all our garden hyacinths have been derived – the dutch hybrids. All hyacinths are very fragrant and excellent plants for containers and pots. With enough sweet fragrance of planted hyacinths to fill an … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring | Tagged blooms, bulbs, Dogwood, flower, fragrant, garden, hyacinth, orientalis, Spring, wisconsin | 5 Comments

Gardening with kids

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Gabrielle

Gardening and outdoor projects are one way to help connect young people and nature. Several studies have reported that gardening is great therapy for any age and also a help if they have ADHD or just plain lazy. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Spring, summer, Urban Gardening | Tagged appreciate nature, bring family together, bulbs, children, daffodils, flower bulbs, flowers, garden, gardening, kids, long term memories, outdoor projects, own tools, Spring, tulips, vegetable, young | Comments Off

The Dirt on Crocus’

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Gabrielle

One of the first signs of spring, Crocus bulbs (properly called corms) bloom very early in spring sometimes when there is still snow on the ground! They provide great bursts of color in partial shade to full sun areas. These short … Continue reading →

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Its Easy to be a Flower Bulb expert

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Gabrielle

Fall bulbs are to be planted in fall for spring blooms. Spring bulbs are planted in spring for summer blooms. Dig some holes or trenches, drop in some bulbs and wait for the big payoff in a few months! Do … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, Spring, summer, Urban Gardening | Tagged bulb size, bulbs, expert, fall, firm bulbs, flowers, fragrance, garden, growing, healthy bulbs, perennials, proper time, Spring, summer, tips, tulips, tulipworld, white lilies | 3 Comments

Making my own spring

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Gabrielle

I bet you thought I was anxious for spring after the last 2 posts I made. Well, we had very little snow as of yesterday and the weather people said we may get some rain. I took this picture this … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Spring | Tagged daisies, dig the dirt, garden guides, gardening blogs, gardenseyeview, jeansgarden, obsessive gardener, signature gardens, snow, Spring, tulipworld, winter | 2 Comments