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Fertilizing your bulbs
INFORMATION ABOUT FERTILIZING YOUR BULBS… Image by Brandon Blinkenberg There is a secret to having bulbs that produce spectacular flowers year after year, and luckily, it is a very simple one. It is...
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Bearded Iris Care – Growing Bearded Iris Plants
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO GROW BEARDED IRIS… Image by Amanda Slater The iris is perhaps the most frequently grown flower in residential gardens. And many people would agree that the bearded iris is one...
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Squirrels & chipmunks
INFORMATION ABOUT KEEPING SQUIRRELS AND CHIPMUNKS FROM EATING YOUR BULBS… Image by audreyjm529 Of all the pests that can plague a bulb garden, the most infuriating is by far squirrels and chipmunks....
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Overwinter an amaryllis bulb
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO OVERWINTER AN AMARYLLIS BULB … Image by Alice Day I think it the majestic trumpets of an amaryllis that makes it one of the most popular bulbs for forcing indoors during the...
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Planting Flower Bulbs
INFORMATION ABOUT PLANTING FLOWER BULBS… Image by Audrey Nolte Planting flower bulbs is a rewarding task. There are few plants out there that will reward you the way bulbs will. Planting a flower bulb...
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The best soil for your bulb flower bed
THE BEST SOIL FOR YOUR BULB FLOWER BED… Image by Laura Stone You can spend lots of money on the best bulbs in world, you can spend your time making sure that they have the right amount of light, water...
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The difference between hardy bulbs and tender bulbs
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARDY BULBS AND TENDER BULBS… Image by motodraconis The multitude of flower bulbs available to the home gardener today is simply dizzying. It seems like every year, hundreds of...
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The Meaning of Bulb Botanical Names
INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEANING OF BULB BOTANICAL NAMES… Image by Le Do When shopping for bulbs (and their cousins, tubers, corms and rhizomes), knowing the botanical name of your bulb can make find the...
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Tubers, rhizomes, corms, and bulbs
INFORMATION ABOUT TUBERS, RHIZOMES, CORMS AND BULBS… Tubers, rhizomes, corms, and bulbs, OH MY! If you’re new to gardening then it’s a pretty safe bet that you’re feeling a little daunted by all of...
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Mashua Flower
INFORMATION ABOUT MASHUA FLOWER… By: Nikki Phipps By NicolasGrandjean via Wikimedia Commons Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum), also known añu, is a tuber crop indigenous to the Andean highlands and is...
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