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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

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Cheating with Fall Flower bulbs!

As most of you probably already know, most fall planted bulbs require 10-17 weeks of  chilling (temperatures consistently below 55 degrees F) in order to grow and bloom correctly in the spring.  In the USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8, they will … Continue reading

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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

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The Bulb Lasagna Creation was a success!

So last fall, I wrote about different Creative ways to plant bulbs and then I experimented with the “Lasagna planting“.  Now that spring is ending here in SE Wisconsin, I will post my photos and comments on the ‘Lasagna’ progression. … Continue reading

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The PERFECT spring

Last year it was a very wet and cold spring and summer.  Spring flowers came and went so fast, with hardly any time to really appreciate them.  Then this year, we had 70-80° in March!  We usually don’t see those … Continue reading

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Stunted and disappearing tulips

This weather we’ve been experiencing all over the US this winter and now into spring has been messing with our minds and our gardens!  Here are our tulips – How do your look this year? Unfortunately the deer got the … Continue reading

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Forcing Flower Bulbs- Part D

My first Tulips appeared this past Friday!  They look pretty good!  We will see if the longer chilled tulips look any better over the next 2 weeks. These Hyacinths smell great, of course.  These were placed in the refrigerator for … Continue reading

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My Forcing Flower Bulb Experiment

Winter seems that it finally has ‘settled in’ here in Wisconsin.  The pure white snow makes the views outside a bit prettier than the lifeless drab coloring of dormancy.  Snow is beautiful when it sticks to each branch and nook … Continue reading

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Enjoying the mild temps!

It seems this year us Northerners get a little break from the long cold winter.  I and most people I know have been VERY thankful!  Winter is normally just too long here in Wisconsin and the rest of the Northern … Continue reading

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521 flower bulbs in 3.5 hours

Will this be the last planting for 2011? This past week I got to plant just a few more bulbs! I planted about 150 Dwarf Dutch Reticulata Iris Pauline between my patio and my pond.  It is going to look … Continue reading

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