Planted Your Fall Bulbs Yet? There’s Still Time!
Flower bulbs are incredibly forgiving. This fact is driven home to us every year, when we start planting fall bulbs in our New Jersey trial garden. We always intend to get this projectRead More
Early Blooming Bulbs for the First Flowers of Spring
Winter is my least favorite season, so I am always eager to get spring underway. It doesn’t really matter what the calendar says. For me, spring officially begins when theRead More
7 Tips for Planting Tulip Bulbs
Inside every tulip bulb is a flower that’s already counting down the days to spring. Here’s how to give these fall-planted bulbs the best chance for success: Good soil means better results Tulips look their best whenRead More
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
Best Perennials for Spring Gardens
If you have a perennial garden, you probably know all too well that coordinating bloom times is a tricky business. I’m quite sure I’ll still be working on it in my next life!Read More
