Hyacinth bulbs being forced into bloom indoors. I set these up Saturday morning.Green Thumb SundayJoin … [Read more...] about Green Thumb Sunday – Hyacinth in Vases
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Drilling for Minor Bulbs
Saturday afternoon, I planted some minor bulbs I purchased at various times in various stores. Like many plant purchases, these bulbs just sort of end up in my shopping cart. The bulbs included Puschkinia libanotica (Striped Squill), Allium and Dutch Iris.I’ve found the best tool for planting smaller bulbs is an electric drill with a wood borer, or spade bit, on it. You can easily drill a hole for the bulb in small tight spaces or around ground cover without disturbing nearby plants. You can see … [Read more...] about Drilling for Minor Bulbs
Even Plants Rush the Season…
I looked at the high/low temperatures recorded for yesterday and was surprised to find that the high temperature was actually in the low 40’s, not low the 50’s as I had guessed. So, I think I did pretty good dressing for the weather since I was comfortable working outside nearly all afternoon.One thing I didn’t get done yesterday was pot up two more amaryllis bulbs. Earlier in the day, I made a quick run into another “big box” store and nearly ran into their display of $3.96 Amaryllis bulbs in a … [Read more...] about Even Plants Rush the Season…
Two Nice Gardening Surprises
I had two nice gardening surprises today. The first actually happened yesterday, but I am counting it for today, because I actually got the canna rhizomes today.A colleague at work asked me last week about digging up cannas. I explained what he should do and then also commented that he was bound to dig up waaaayyyy more rhizomes than what he had planted, so if he found he had more than he needed for next year, I could, um, take a few off his hands.I even told him about how I had so many cannas … [Read more...] about Two Nice Gardening Surprises
Tulips, Blueberries, and Rabbits
I planted some tulip bulbs earlier today. Since nothing else was in the flower bed, especially after I removed the mums I had planted there earlier this fall, I was able to just dig out the whole area. This is a quick way to plant bulbs. I am hoping for a good display of tulips in all shades of pastel colors for 4 – 6 weeks or longer this spring.And while I was doing some more garden clean up, I discovered that a rabbit or two might have been nibbling on my little blueberry shrubs. I just … [Read more...] about Tulips, Blueberries, and Rabbits
Bulbs and Bulb Vases
I wasn’t going to buy any bulbs this fall because I wasn’t sure if I had any place to plant them. Then I added the new flower bed by the lamp post, and now I have a place to plant some bulbs. So, I have about 120 tulip bulbs to plant there, which should be a decent showing.I’ll probably treat these tulip bulbs as annuals and pull them out after they’ve all bloomed. I got a variety of early and mid season tulips, so I should have blooms for a month or longer this spring.While I was buying the … [Read more...] about Bulbs and Bulb Vases
