Every month has it’s supreme leading lady flower of the garden; June has the Rose, but July has the Lily. Especially now. Breeders have created the “Orienpets”, and they were the belle of several beds at the Inniswood Gardens Metro Park. I would love to have some in my garden next year. “Orania” was the […]
Spring Bulbs
Daffodils
Buy Your Own If you enjoy viewing these photos, you may like reading about daffodils in the garden: Five Steps to Dazzling Daffodils How To Plant Dutch Bulbs For Fabulous Spring Flowers Daffodils What Is The Big Deal About Bulbs In The Garden?
Five Steps to Dazzling Daffodils
Daffodils, Narcissus species, are quite easy to grow, but there are a few things you can do to insure that the bulbs you plant produce a dazzling display of spring bloom year after year. The Five Steps to Success Be sure you plant your bulbs in a place that gets enough sunshine. Daffodils like at […]
Winter For Sure
It’s winter for sure here in the Heartland. Horribly cold the other day and a glaze of ice tonight. Hopefully everyone is tucked away in their homes around a warm hearth :) My indoor bulb pans are doing well, and the poinsettias are still alive ;) So far so good with my Rosemary tree. This […]
October’s End
It is time to copy the tips from the sidebar for posterity and get ready to post new garden tips for November and the fast approaching winter. I enjoyed my day trip to Old Man’s Cave this past month with the roadside pumpkin display and the long walk; now I am deciding what diversions to […]
Answering Your Question
Ever check your search keywords? Today someone wanted to find out if you should add bone meal to bulbs. the answer is YES! And if you are interested in my newly updated pages on bulbs, planting them, designing the landscape with them…whatever, check here, here, and here. I’m trying to answer all your questions :) […]
