How to Plant a Carpet of Blue Spring 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
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
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
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?
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
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
Perfectly Pink Tulips: Spring Inspiration from Holland
Gardeners often have a strong opinion about pink flowers. Clearly, many people love them, because no matter what the season, they are always among our top sellers. But there are plenty ofRead 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
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
