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Flower Bulb Tips

Tubers, rhizomes, corms, and bulbs

INFORMATION ABOUT TUBERS, RHIZOMES, CORMS AND BULBS… Tubers, rhizomes, corms, and bulbs, OH MY! If you’re new to gardening then it’s a …

The Meaning of Bulb Botanical Names

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEANING OF BULB BOTANICAL NAMES… Image by Le Do When shopping for bulbs (and their cousins, tubers, corms and …

Planting Flower Bulbs

INFORMATION ABOUT PLANTING FLOWER BULBS… Image by Audrey Nolte Planting flower bulbs is a rewarding task. There are few plants out there …

Overwinter an amaryllis bulb

INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO OVERWINTER AN AMARYLLIS BULB … Image by Alice Day I think it the majestic trumpets of an amaryllis …

Squirrels & chipmunks

INFORMATION ABOUT KEEPING SQUIRRELS AND CHIPMUNKS FROM EATING YOUR BULBS… Image by audreyjm529 Of all the pests that can plague a bulb …

Fertilizing your bulbs

INFORMATION ABOUT FERTILIZING YOUR BULBS… Image by Brandon Blinkenberg There is a secret to having bulbs that produce spectacular flowers year after …

Dividing Flower Bulbs

DIVIDING FLOWER BULBS… Image by Dejan Nikolic One of the great things about flower bulbs is that after you plant them they …

Bulbs and Blood Meal

BULBS AND BLOOD MEAL… Many people these days would like to use more organic forms of fertilizing for their gardens. This includes …