Bulbs
Flower bulb gardens are a welcome addition, especially in spring as nature awakens from a long winter’s nap. With all the colors and types of bulbs available, gardeners should have no problem finding suitable plants to grow. Yet, it never hurts to get some gardening advice for bulbs along the way. While gardening with bulbs is easy, planting flower bulbs and caring for them can be intimidating to new gardeners, so here you will find tips on growing flower bulb gardens, from planting flower bulbs to their care and how to store them over winter.
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Bulbs
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Tips For Storing Elephant Ear Bulbs
Elephant ear plants are a fun and dramatic feature to add to your garden but they are not cold hardy. That said, you can dig up and store elephant ear bulbs for the winter. This article can help with that.
By Heather Rhoades
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Dividing Elephant Ears: How And When To Divide Elephant Ears
Elephant ear division is useful to prevent overcrowding, produce more plants in a different location, and enhance plant health. It is important to know when to divide elephant ears to avoid plant injury or poor performance. This article will help.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Blood Lily Care: How To Grow An African Blood Lily Plant
The African blood lily is an exotic tropical perennial. It produces reddish-orange globes of pincushion-like blooms. Learn more about growing African blood lilies in your garden in this article. Click here for more info.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Snowdrops Bulbs: What Is “In The Green”
Snowdrops are one of the earliest blooming bulbs available. The best time to plant snowdrops is when they are "in the green". What is in the green? Find out more about this term in the article that follows.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Yellow Tulip Leaves: What To Do For Yellowing Leaves On Tulips
Don't panic if you notice that your tulip leaves are going yellow. Yellowing leaves on tulips are a perfectly healthy part of the tulip's natural lifecycle. Learn more about yellowing leaves on tulips in this article.
By Mary H. Dyer
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What Are Crocus Offsets: How To Dig Up Crocus Bulbs For Propagation
Crocuses are some of the first flowers to poke their heads through the soil in early spring. Propagating crocus bulbs from division is an easy method of multiplying these enchanting flowers, and this article will help.
By Gardening Know How
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Drumstick Allium Flowers: Tips For Growing Drumstick Alliums
Drumstick allium is appreciated for the egg-shaped blooms that appear in early summer. Hollow, grayish-green foliage provides lovely contrast to the pink to rosy-purple drumstick allium flowers. Click here to learn more them.
By Mary H. Dyer
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How To Grow Iris: Tips For Dutch, English, And Spanish Iris Bulb Planting
When learning how to grow iris plants like Dutch, English and Spanish irises successfully in the garden, correct iris bulb planting is important. This article can help alleviate any issues with that.
By Heather Rhoades
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Bulb Life Cycle In Winter: What Bulbs Do For Months Under The Snow
Dormancy in winter doesn't mean nothing is happening with bulbs. It just means you don't see any growth above the ground. Read on for more.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Best Spring Bulbs for Sun and Shade: Bulbs That Grow in Shade and Full Sun
Bulbs are beautiful harbingers of spring. Most flower bulbs thrive in full sun, but what if you have a shaded landscape? Read on for more.
By Amy Grant
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Corms, Tubers, And Bulbs That Are Deer Resistant
We love tulips, and so do deer! If you have hungry deer and you hunger for spring blooms, this article should help.
By Amy Grant
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When To Dig Up Bulbs That Bloom In Summer
Click here to learn when to dig up faded summer bulbs of some of the most common ornamentals grown.
By Tonya Barnett
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Daylily Division Guide: Learn How And When To Divide Daylilies
Daylilies are pretty perennials with striking blooms, each of which only lasts for one day. They don’t require much care once established, but dividing daylilies should be done every few years to keep them healthy and blooming. Learn when and how to do this here.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Dividing Dahlia Bulbs: How And When To Divide Dahlia Tubers
Like most tubers, dahlias will produce more tuberous roots. So can you divide dahlias? Definitively. Dividing dahlia bulbs is a simple process to make more plants and encourage the health of the existing plot. This article will help.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Toad Lily Care: Information About The Toad Lily Plant
Toad lily flowers are attractive in the shady landscape, blooming in a range of spotted colors. Toad lily care is minimal if the plant is sited properly. This article will help with that.
By Becca Badgett
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Allium Plant - How To Grow Alliums In Your Flower Garden
Allium plant is related to the garden onion, but don't let this deter you from planting it. In fact, minimal allium care and a show of large blooms are just a couple of reasons to include them. Get more info here.
By Becca Badgett
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Tips For Bearded Irises Replanting And Dividing
When your irises become overcrowded, it's time to divide and transplant iris tubers. Generally, iris plants are divided every 3-5 years. For information on how to divide and transplant correcting, read this article.
By Nikki Tilley