Best Bulbs for Planting in the Spring

Bulbs are and easy and inexpensive way to get some great fast growing plants. The awesome thing about bulbs is that you don’t have to wait long for them to make an immediate impact on your garden. Many spring planted bulbs will give you great foliage or blooms.
Most people are familiar with spring blooming bulbs [...]

Plant Unique Zone 7 Bulbs this Fall

The air is crisp and the days are getting shorter. It’s that time a year when everybody should start planting their bulbs for that Spring color, but why not be unique this year? Why not choose some unique bulbs that will set your garden apart next spring? Here are some bulbs are will surely turn [...]

Propagating Japanese Toad Lily-Tricyrtis Japonica

Propagating Japanese Toad Lilies is pretty easy, in fact they seem to do this themselves just like Oriental Lilies.  The bulbs produce scales that you can remove, place in soil and watch them grow.  They also produce little bulblets that you can plant in peat pots.  All you have to do to find these is [...]

Zone 7 Fall Bulb Planting Recommendations

Fall is fast approaching so it’s time to get ready for the fall planting season. Fall planting season means bulbs for many of us but if you are like many gardeners in zone 7, your bulb plantings can be hit or miss. There are many factors why zone 7 can be a tricky area [...]

Are your Gladiolus Falling Over?

Do you have Glads that have taken a dive to the ground after rains? Well, you’re not alone. I planted some glads last  spring, it was the first time I had ever planted them. I got a nice mixed bag of 65 from BloomingBulb.com for a very good price and all was well while the [...]