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In the Garden, Jan. 7-14
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The autumn snowdrop (From Yeovil Express)
The autumn snowdrop 6:00am Friday 28th October 2011 Print Email YOU do not normally expect snowdrops and dahlias to be photographed flowering together as they are in the picture from East Lambrook Manor Gardens. However this is not another example of plants confused by our changing weather, nor an adjusted photograph, but a species [...]
Fall bulb planting tips offered
By David E. LottUNL Extension Educator how many of you enjoy thebeautiful tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and crocus that brighten up flower beds? Now is the time to start thinking about planting these hardy fall bulbs so their beautiful flowers can be enjoyed next spring. Hardy fall bulbs need to be planted by mid to late [...]
NORTH COAST GARDENING: It’s time to clean up the garden
The first soft drops of rain tease our gardens into thinking it could be spring, these ever-shortening days of October. Rains of autumn now remind us to get out and clean up, groom and feed the garden before winter sets in. Take advantage of pleasant days still to come to do the following chores. GROOM [...]
Carpet the garden in fall color
Trees get all the glory, but not every plant that shows off in fall is a big, leafy tourist magnet. Sometimes the most enchanting displays lie at your feet, creeping carpets of gold, garnet, and bronze. Perennial groundcovers add more than a blanket of green across the landscape; if you’re turning your eye to designing [...]
Ruby Paul, St John’s Church Hall, Edinburgh, August 15 (From York Press)
Ruby Paul, St John’s Church Hall, Edinburgh, August 15 2:57pm Thursday 11th August 2011 Print Email Comments(1) YORK contemporary harpist and composer Ruby Paul will premiere her new work in her Edinburgh Fringe debut on Monday evening. At 6pm, at St John’s Church Hall, she will introduce Encyclopedia Botanica, a series of 15 mood pieces [...]
A Special Species Tulip – Journal – Garden Design, Perennial Flower Gardening, Gardening Tips, Gardening Advice, Gardening Book Reviews
During the spring season, garden bloggers rarely write about planting tulip bulbs. that topic is reserved for late summer and early fall to coincide with the upcoming autumn, when such bulbs are planted. in the spring, those that grow tulips usually restrict their activities to posting images of bulbs in bloom. This season, I must [...]
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Spring Flowers: Gladiolus If you live in cold climates of the U.S. it’s time to plant gladiolus’ corms (gladiolus bulb). If you live elsewhere in the United States, and don’t already have gladiolus in your garden, start digging. Some gardeners recommend planting gladiolus as annuals. Leaving them in the ground will produce larger, healthier blooms [...]
Your Questions About Gladiolus Bulbs
Susan asks… I planted gladiolus bulbs in early March in San Diego. It’s been about a month and they haven’t come up. I even dug one up and they look the same, no growth. Will they come up? Admin answers: Mid May in zone 7 Charles asks… …and I am in zone 7B. The temps [...]