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How to Grow Anemones in Cold Climates Longfield Gardens

How to Grow Anemones in Cold Climates

March 7, 2023 · by Danielle Keeton · in Anemones, Cut Flowers, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers

Anemones possess a delicate beauty that’s unmatched by other spring flowers. They have tissue paper petals which flutter in the breeze and their captivating centers will draw you in for a closer look.Read More

Why Snow is Good for Spring Bulbs

Why Snow is Good for Spring Bulbs

February 28, 2023 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Fall Planted Bulbs, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers

In many parts of the country, it’s been an unusually cold and snowy winter. While we have been busy shoveling sidewalks and warming cold fingers, it’s comforting to know that the flower bulbs in our gardens haveRead More

Tips for Using Daffodils as Cut Flowers Longfield Gardens

Tips for Using Daffodils as Cut Flowers

March 29, 2022 · by Danielle Keeton · in Cut Flowers, Daffodils, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers

After a long, cold winter, the sight of daffodil foliage pushing through the earth fills my heart with glee. As the stalks lengthen and the buds begin to open, I’m overtaken withRead More

Best Companion Plants for Spring Bulbs

Best Companion Plants for Spring Bulbs

March 8, 2022 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Fall Planted Bulbs, How-To, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers

I love the way spring bulbs look in a naturalized setting. But I like them even better when they are blooming in a garden among other plants. Virginia bulb grower BrentRead More

How to Plant a Carpet of Blue Spring Flowers

How to Plant a Carpet of Blue Spring Flowers

October 26, 2021 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Color Trends, Fall Planted Bulbs, Garden Design, How-To, Inspiration, Muscari, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers

Years ago, Martha Stewart Living Magazine featured an article about a bulb planting project at Martha’s home in Bedford, NY. The goal was to create a swath of blue spring flowers thatRead More

How to Divide and Transplant Peonies

How to Divide and Transplant Peonies

October 19, 2021 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Garden Design, How-To, Peonies, Perennials, Spring Blooming Flowers

Peonies are among the biggest and best blooms in the late spring garden. Their exuberant flower heads, heavenly scent, and ability to thrive for decades make them the perfect plantRead More

Flower Farmers Recommend Their Best-Selling Spring Flowers

Flower Farmers Recommend Their Best-Selling Spring Flowers

October 5, 2021 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Color Trends, Cut Flowers, Daffodils, Fall Planted Bulbs, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers

It’s October, and flower farmers from Maine to California are winding down the harvest season. Cutting the last of the dahlias and sunflowers is always bittersweet. Yet many flower farmersRead More

A Wonderful Allium by Any Name: Sicilian Honey Garlic

A Wonderful Allium by Any Name: Sicilian Honey Garlic

September 28, 2021 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Alliums, Fall Planted Bulbs, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers

There are a few plants in my flower garden that people almost always comment on. One of them is an unusual-looking allium that I know as Allium bulgaricum. This spring-blooming bulb has several other equally cumbersomeRead More

Fall Planting Tips: How Many Bulbs Per Square Foot?

Fall Planting Tips: How Many Bulbs Per Square Foot?

September 14, 2021 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Daffodils, Fall Planted Bulbs, Garden Design, How-To, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers, Tulips

As with most things gardening, there are no hard and fast rules for how closely to space spring-blooming bulbs such as tulips, daffodils and alliums. But you can be sure of one thing: they always lookRead More

18 New Tulips for Your Spring Garden

18 New Tulips for Your Spring Garden

August 30, 2021 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Fall Planted Bulbs, Inspiration, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Blooming Flowers, Tulips

September is here and our fall shipping season starts in just a couple of weeks. This year we added lots of new varieties of daffodils and other spring-bloomers. And we really letRead More

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