January and February are the peak selling season for dahlias. It’s still months before we start shipping tubers, but dahlia lovers are always eager to reserve their favorites. They know from experience that the only way to get the varieties you want, is to order them early.

Topics: Cut Flowers , Dahlias , Spring Planted Bulbs , Summer Bulbs

Cold, grey days are so much easier to manage when you have flowers in the house. If you haven’t already squirreled away your winter supply of amaryllis bulbs, here are three reasons to get that order placed as soon as possible: Explore unexpected colors and flower styles. Amaryllis are now in high demand as cut flowers. Commercial growers have responded by

Topics: Amaryllis , Amaryllis and Paperwhites , Indoor Bulbs

If you visit a high end floral shop during the winter months, it’s likely you’ll see lots of amaryllis. Floral designers are crazy for these big-blooming flower bulbs, because the blossoms are bold, elegant and long-lasting.

Topics: Amaryllis , Amaryllis and Paperwhites , Cut Flowers , Indoor Bulbs

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 project underway sooner, but have accepted the fact that for us, planting rarely happens before Thanksgiving.

Topics: Fall Planted Bulbs , How-To , Spring Blooming Bulbs

Raking leaves may not be your favorite thing to do on a beautiful fall day. But rather than thinking of it as a chore, think of it as harvesting! For gardeners, shredded leaves are the season’s most abundant – and most valuable crop.

Topics: How-To

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, and the bark of shrubs and small trees. And, unfortunately, they have a special fondness for flower bulbs.

Topics: Fall Planted Bulbs , How-To , Spring Blooming Bulbs , Tulips

For me, amaryllis are a necessity. I always feel a bit lost during the winter when I can’t be in my garden. Planting amaryllis bulbs and watching them grow is both comforting and satisfying. It’s just enough like gardening to keep me sane while I’m waiting to get my hands back in the soil.

Topics: Amaryllis , Amaryllis and Paperwhites , Indoor 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 garden pests, yet they are magnets for bees and butterflies!

Topics: Alliums , Fall Planted Bulbs , Inspiration , Spring Blooming Bulbs

Wouldn’t it be fun to plant a LOT of tulips this fall? Maybe 200. Or why not 500? Enough to have your own spring cutting garden with a full range of flower styles and bloom times. To finally experience some of the varieties you have only seen in photographs. To inject a big shot of color

Topics: Cut Flowers , Fall Planted Bulbs , How-To , Spring Blooming Bulbs , Tulips

This guest post about daffodils was written by Melinda Myers, nationally-known gardening expert, TV/radio host, author & columnist . Daffodils are probably my favorite spring flowering bulbs. Their cheery color, animal resistance and versatility makes it easy to incorporate them into any size landscape. Plus, the variety of bloom times gives you flowers for the entire spring season.

Topics: Daffodils , Fall Planted Bulbs , Inspiration , Spring Blooming Bulbs