A quick note: This post is done in partnership with Longfield Gardens, where I’ve been getting my fall-planted bulbs from for probably a decade (well before they knew I existed). Thanks to Longfield for the… [Continue Reading]
Learning new trick with a bulb plan
Thank you to Longfield Gardens for partnering with me on this post. I’m starting to think that old gardeners can learn new tricks. I’m not sure what else would explain that for the first time,… [Continue Reading]
Short-flowering bulbs got you down?
As you probably know, I live in the land of the delayed spring. So when I started getting questions from a couple people asking about why their tulips and other bulbs were short I didn’t… [Continue Reading]
How to grow tulips even if you garden with deer and rabbits
The first fall after we moved into our house 16 years ago, my mother-in-law bought me a collection of tulips. It was a sweet gesture and one that was particularly lovely the following spring when… [Continue Reading]
Why you should order bulbs now
The start of the gardening year is signaled, in my garden at least, by the blooming of the first bulb. Last year it was a race between one insanely long-lived and abused daffodil and the… [Continue Reading]
PLANTING A LAYERED BULB CONTAINER FOR SPRING
Although the forecast for Halloween is for a full-on gale we continue to enjoy a pretty great autumn here so I still haven’t done much in the way of garden cleanup. One fall gardening chore… [Continue Reading]
FEATURE FRIDAY: SPRING HAS SPRUNG
The declaration in the headline might be more optimistic than realistic, but I thought it would be appropriate to mark the first full day of spring with some shots of spring bulbs in full bloom,… [Continue Reading]
