How to Combine Alliums with Perennials
Garden designers love using alliums and it’s easy to see why. These flower globes grab your eyes with their bold shapes and sparkly florets. They bloom for weeks in late springRead More
Are Tulips and Other Spring Bulbs Perennials?
Gardeners often wonder if they can expect their tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and other spring-blooming bulbs to flower for more than one year. It seems like a simple question, but the most honestRead More
Make Room in Your Garden for Hyacinths
One of the best things about walking into a spring flower show is the fragrance. It’s enough to put a smile on the face of even the most winter wearyRead More
Discover the Beauty of Rembrandt Tulips
In the 17th century, Holland was a rich and powerful country at the center of European commerce and culture. Known today as the “Dutch Golden Age”, it was a time of rapid advancements inRead More
What to Plant This Fall: Inspiration from Holland
Part of the thrill of Holland’s grand display garden of spring-blooming bulbs, known as the Keukenhof, is its staggering scale: 35 acres and 7 million flower bulbs. Yet within this sometimesRead More
New Flowers for Your Spring Garden
Part of the fun of gardening is trying new things. We are big fans of the classic, time-tested bulb varieties, but get just as excited as everyone else about growing something new. HereRead More
Expert Tips for Cutting and Arranging Spring Flowers
It’s always such a long wait for spring’s first flowers. When they finally burst on the scene, the bounty of blooms combined with months of pent up flower energy is almost tooRead More
Year of the Tulip: 5 Ways to Celebrate
The National Garden Bureau has put tulips in the spotlight this year, by declaring 2018 the Year of the Tulip. These cheery, easy-to-grow bulbs are already the world’s favorite spring flowers. Yet demand isRead More
How to Use Pink in Your Flower Garden
Gardeners often have a strong opinion about the color pink. In truth, it can be challenging to work with. Read on to learn why that’s true, and get some tips and techniques for using pink in yourRead More
How to Protect Flower Bulbs from Voles
Voles are cute little mouse-like rodents with long tails and big appetites. Unlike moles, which are carnivores, voles are strictly herbivores. They eat plant roots and tubers, mushrooms, berries, seeds and nuts, andRead More
