Make Room in Your Garden for Hyacinths
Remember spring flower shows? Hopefully, they will be back again soon. What I always love most about flower shows is the fragrance. Coming in from a cold, snowy parking lot andRead More
Unusual Daffodils for Spring Bouquets
This guest post was written by Melinda Myers, nationally-known gardening expert, TV/radio host, author & columnist. You’ll find more of her gardening tips HERE. Thank you, Melinda! Add unexpected beauty toRead More
When to Plant Spring-Blooming Bulbs
Crocus, daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, alliums and other spring-blooming bulbs are planted in the fall. This gives them time to establish roots before they go dormant for the winter. Planting canRead More
Growing Tulips in Agricultural Troughs
This guest post was written by Debra Prinzing, founder and creative director of slowflowerssociety.com. Thanks Debra! Home gardeners are re-imagining corrugated steel agricultural troughs (also called a stock tanks) as raised planting beds forRead More
Color-Changing Tulips Have a New Look Each Day
Holland’s flower bulb breeders are always working on something new. One development we’ve been watching closely is a range of new tulip varieties with built-in color variations. In some cases,Read More
Dream Big: Invest in a Colorful Spring Garden
Last spring was a scary time. Though I was lucky to be safely hunkered down in my own house, I still felt untethered and disoriented. March is already my least favorite month of the year. MarchRead More
Love Alliums? Check Out Our New Planning Guide
Every garden looks better with alliums. Their globe-like flowers are big attention-getters that add structure, motion and personality wherever they are planted. These fall-planted bulbs will grow almost anywhere. They’re not bothered by deer, rabbits and other gardenRead More
Behind the Scenes: A New Spring Bulb Collection from Flirty Fleurs
This year’s spring-blooming bulb collections from floral designer Alicia Schwede are better than ever. Though we collaborate with her on color palettes and varieties, Alicia’s creative combinations are always aRead More
Planting a Vegetable Garden? Make Room for Flower Bulbs!
Vegetable gardens are prettier and a lot more fun when they include flowers as well as vegetables. I have found that tulips and dahlias are ideal companions for vegetables. Read on to learnRead More
Understanding Cold Hardiness and Heat Tolerance
Today’s gardeners have easy access to amazing plants from all over the world: agapanthus from South Africa, ferns from New Zealand, grasses from Japan and orchids from Brazil. How doRead More
