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Dream Big: Invest in a Colorful Spring Garden

Dream Big: Invest in a Colorful Spring Garden

September 15, 2020 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Fall Planted Bulbs, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers

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

Love Alliums? Check Out Our New Planning Guide

September 1, 2020 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Alliums, Fall Planted Bulbs, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs

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

Behind the Scenes: A New Spring Bulb Collection from Flirty Fleurs

August 6, 2020 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Color Trends, Cut Flowers, Fall Planted Bulbs, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers, Tulips

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

Celebrating Spring in a Backyard Cutting Garden

Celebrating Spring in a Backyard Cutting Garden

March 31, 2020 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Daffodils, How-To, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers, Tulips

This guest post was written by Debra Prinzing, founder of slowflowers.com and a leader in the locally-grown cut flower movement. In addition to being a speaker, educator, author and extraordinary networker, Debra isRead More

Understanding Cold Hardiness and Heat Tolerance

Understanding Cold Hardiness and Heat Tolerance

February 25, 2020 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Fall Planted Bulbs, How-To, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Summer Bulbs

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

Craving Spring Flowers? Grow Snowdrops!

Craving Spring Flowers? Grow Snowdrops!

February 11, 2020 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Fall Planted Bulbs, How-To, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers

I don’t care what the calendar says. For me, it’s not spring until there are flowers blooming somewhere in the yard. Here in growing zone 4, winter usually lasts well into March. So IRead More

Planting Flower Bulbs With a Soil Auger and Power Drill

Planting Flower Bulbs With a Soil Auger and Power Drill

October 29, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Daffodils, Fall Planted Bulbs, How-To, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers

This blog post about planting flower bulbs with an auger originally appeared on theimpatientgardener.com. Erin (the impatient gardener) gardens in Wisconsin, on the west side of Lake Michigan. Her blog is inspirational, humorous,Read More

Tips for Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers

Tips for Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers

October 22, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Container Gardening, Fall Planted Bulbs, How-To, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers, Tulips

Each fall, we plant thousands of spring-blooming bulbs in our New Jersey trial garden. But we don’t have much experience growing spring bulbs in containers. So we asked Claire Jones, a gardener in Maryland, toRead More

Flower Bulb Trends: What to Plant Now for Spring 2020

Flower Bulb Trends: What to Plant Now for Spring 2020

October 8, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Alliums, Color Trends, Fall Planted Bulbs, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers, Tulips

Gardening trends are not as volatile as fashion trends. But preferences do change. At Longfield Gardens, we do our best to stay in tune with evolutions in color and style. One ofRead More

The Most Colorful Tulips for Your Spring Garden

The Most Colorful Tulips for Your Spring Garden

October 2, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Fall Planted Bulbs, Garden Design, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers, Tulips, Uncategorized

Who is the intended audience for your spring flower garden? If I were answering that question, I’d say it’s mostly me. Yet my garden is not only for me. It’s also for everyone whoRead More

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