Fat Healthy Tulip Bulbs by ilonagarden Why have I written numerous articles, as well as written primers on the how-to of fall planted, spring-blooming bulbs in the garden? And why not concentrate on something else, like leaf raking or making compost? Besides one being fascinating and the other mundane? More than a few reasons for […]
daffodil bulbs
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 […]
Fall Garden Cleanup
Using The Leaf Vacuum This past week we did quite a bit of garden cleanup to make good use of the nice weather. The leaf vacuum works, but it is heavy and on our somewhat rough (but flat) ground it still had to be pulled backwards. Quicker and easier than raking, but if you could […]
