Beautiful Poisonous Flowering Bulbs
The most beautiful spring flowers are poisonous, including flowering bulbs. Learn to recognize them so that they won't make you sick. Today is the first day of spring, my favorite season. Here in Winnipeg, we still have snow on the ground, but in ... [... more]
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The Amaryllis
The amaryllis is a tender, flowering bulb, originally from the Andes Mountains of Chile and Peru. The plant was named after a shepherdess in Greek mythology. The word actually means "sparkling" and refers to the attractive bloom. The amaryllis . [... more]
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Keukenhof Garden: Spring Glory
When planning a trip to Denmark in the spring I realized how (relatively) close we would be to the Netherlands, home of the Keukenhof Garden, a renowned exhibit of spring flowering bulbs. We then included a trip extension to this famous garden ... [... more]
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Squirrels - Garden Pests or Free Entertainment?
Squirrels may be viewed as pests or free entertainment depending on their behavior in your yard. People often complain about squirrels who dig up their plants, eat their flower bulbs, or just generally make a nuisance of themselves. I've ... [... more]
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Snippets of collective bulb wisdom.
Snippets of collective wisdom on bulbs from The International Bulb Society. Another cold climate hardy bulb for the keen grower and collector is Tecophilaea cyanocrocus. Without doubt the most sought after of all the smaller flowering bulbs, the ... [... more]
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Prepare for Bulb Planting
Don't over look the vegetable garden when you're out planting your bulbs. Garlic, potato onions and walking onions can all be planted at this time. While most gardeners are busy preparing to plant flower bulbs at this time of the year, don't ... [... more]
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Sternbergia lutea:
Sternbergia lutea is arguably the best Fall flowering bulb for the garden. Sternbergia lutea is arguably the best Fall flowering bulb for the garden. With its flowers 4-5cm long and often as wide, their bright clear yellow lights up the garden. ... [... more]
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SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS.
A blue sky with just a few scattered clouds and early morning sunshine pushing the temperature up to a comfortable 12º c is a sure sign that Summer is on the way, well at least in this part of the world. After the coldest spring for twenty years ... [... more]
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SHADE & SHELTER FOR THE SPRING FLOWERING BULBS
Finding a suitable spot to store the spring flowering bulbs. With the propagating almost complete there are still a lot of things in the garden that needs attention. All the spring bulbs are finished flowering now and the foliage has died back, ... [... more]
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The Other Spring Flowering Bulbs
Don't plant just daffodils and tulips this fall. Add some spice to your spring garden with these other spring-flowering bulbs. Every gardener knows that fall is the proper time to plant spring flowering bulbs; and we all think crocus, tulips and ... [... more]
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The Private World of Tasha Tudor
 superb: This book is so wonderful, it surprises me there are any available. A book to be read, viewed, and re-read, it evokes feelings of joy, peace and hope for the future and will always be in our library. The Quiet Life: Tasha Tudor gives me hope [... more]
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