Striped Tulips in the Spotlight
Want to stand out in a crowd? Try wearing stripes. It works for tulips! When our spring trial garden is in bloom, it’s a kaleidoscope of color. We plant 25,000Read More
This Year’s Staff Favorites for Fall Planting
Free flower bulbs is one of the perks that we enjoy as employees of Longfield Gardens. So as you might imagine, when it’s fall planting season, most of us wind up bringing home lots of flowerRead More
Muscari: Perfect Partners for Spring Bulbs
This year, when you’re ordering your fall bulbs, make sure to include some muscari. These carefree bulbs — better known as grape hyacinths — are beautiful on their own, but whatRead More
Our Top 10 Daffodils and Why We Love Them
If I had to choose my favorite daffodil, I’d probably pick a yellow one with a big trumpet. Yellow trumpet daffodils are far and away the world’s most popular style. But whyRead More
Growing Muscari in Containers
Muscari are one of my favorite spring flowers. They aren’t as big and showy as tulips or daffodils, but they do: have heavenly blue flowers make ideal companions for everyRead More
Where to Plant Fall Bulbs: There’s Always Room for More
Summer is fading fast and soon it will be time for sweaters, warm tea and… planting fall bulbs. It’s your once-a-year opportunity to pull out all the stops and go wildRead More