Planting Tulips in January
This post offers a basic tutorial on planting tulips for a nice display of color.
Chinese Sacred Lilies Blooming
As we continue to work through our brick patio garden makeover, we also are starting (middle of December) to have heirloom Chinese sacred lily flower bulbs start blooming! If we were to plug this post into our Landscape Design Series, it would fall somewhere in between our “hidden tasks”, “clean up and the remaining […]
Lent lily: The Wild Daffodil
The Lent lily is the wild and historic daffodil often seen blooming in the early spring on abandoned old homes sites and in pastures.
Flower Bulbs to Attract Pollinators
Or: what flowers attract pollinators? Table of Contents Introduction to Pollinators List of Bulbs the Southern Bulb Company carries that are good pollinators Other Flowers that are Good Pollinators Common Questions Introduction to Pollinators You may be wondering, “What is a pollinator?” Well, pollinators are animals that move pollen from one flower to another, helping […]
Which Sister is Shyer?
They are called “Twin Sisters” and it always seems that one is hiding behind the other. Therefore, I have to conclude that one bloom is definitely shyer than the other! Maybe one bloom is the youngest and always competing for attention–I was the youngest in my family so I can relate! This flower also goes […]
Texas Tulips
I’m excited to offer the Texas Tulip today (you may purchase here). If you received “The Bulb Hunter” newsletter, so saw that I offered to expand on the offering here on the blog. I believe it has been about 7 years since I offered the Texas tulip. Time really does fly. I’ve had my reasons […]