iMyGarden Garden Design iPhone App
New Garden Design App for the iPhone Makes Garden Layout Easy I had to take just a second to blog about some very exciting news today! Holland Bulb Farms has been working hard on developing their first application for the iPhone and today, it was finally launched! The app is called “iMyGarden” and can currently...
Forcing Flower Bulbs – Part Two
Part II: Starting the Forcing Process Ok. So you’ve decided to try your hand at forcing some flower bulbs (or your lack of time to plant the fall bulbs you purchased has decided it for you). Let’s start the process! First off, you will want to decided HOW and WHERE you want to chill your...
Forcing Flower Bulbs
Part I: What is Forcing??? We’ve all been there: for one reason or another you didn’t get to planting your spring-blooming bulbs this fall. Maybe you live in an apartment or condo where you have no yard, maybe the weather turned colder faster than you expected, or maybe you just plain didn’t get to it....
Get Ready for Fall Planting!
It’s Good to Be Back! So for those of you who may have noticed, the blog posts have been few and far between lately. For this I do apologize but assure you I have had good reason. Over the summer, my husband and I welcomed two new “little gardeners” to our family: adorable twin girls!...
2010 Must Have New Fall Flower Bulbs
Must Have Fall Planted Bulbs for 2010 Sensual Touch Fringed Tulip New for 2010 the Sensual Touch Fringed Double Tulip is an absolute must have! The shades of orange, pink, green and salmon adorn the petals it amazes me as to how a flower can naturally be this beautiful. Not only are the colors in...
When to Plant Flower Bulbs
What’s all this about Spring Planted Bulbs??? When you think of “flower bulbs” what comes to mind? If you’re like most people, you immediate picture fields of tulips and daffodils, or maybe groupings of hyacinth. While this idea of bulbs is definitely a correct one, it is also somewhat limited. Did you realize that there...
Garden Design
Repetition in the Garden In perusing my favorite gardening websites the other day, I came across some really cool, different looking plants such as the Purple Fritillaria and the Hair Allium. These guys were super unique and I had to find a place for them in my garden. If you’re anything like me, you love...
Bearded Iris and Dutch Iris
Iris: The Apple of my Gardening Eye An old-time favorite but still a very frequently used perennial, the Iris is truly timeless. Whether it be a the romantic, frilly Beardeds or the more modern, chic Dutch Iris, both add elements to the garden which are unmatched among other perennials. August is often referred to as...
Spring Garden Flower
My Favorite Spring Things Spring has almost come and gone in what seems like the blink of an eye! Now that the season is drawing to a close, I thought it might be a good time to review some of my “garden favorites” for all of the blog readers out there. After all, it’s never...
Cutflowers from Bulbs
Plan your Spring Blooming Bulb Garden for Cutflowers! So the weather is starting to get warmer and we are all ready for the summer months that are in the not-too-distant future, right? And I realize that fall may be the last thing you want to think about. However, in order to have a beautiful spring...
Photographing with Flowers
HEY! That’s MY yard! My husband and I are relatively new in our neighborhood and have not yet had a chance to get acquainted with our neighbors. When we first moved into our house at the end of last fall, the landscape was quite stark, like a blank canvas just waiting for the artist’s touch....
Spring Bulbs and Fall Bulbs in the Same Garden
This ‘F.M. Joyner’ Caladium is a great spring planted bulb for a garden which gets large amounts of shade in the summer. Spring or Fall Bulbs: Who Says You Have to Choose? “I had planted fall bulbs in a small garden area and now I am wondering if I am able to plant Spring bulbs...
