Adventures With The Species Tulips
Earliest April coaxes out the white, yellow, and purple of tulip time’s advance color-bearer—the species tulip Tulipa biflora—with the whole glorious army of species tulips following close behind. For these
Flowering
Plan For Best Color Effect
The crisp days of autumn offer an ideal time for planning and planting the garden. While the successes and failures of the season just past are still fresh in mind,
Your Dutch Bulbs Can Win A Picture Contest…
Amateur gardeners who like to use their cameras can combine both hobbies in a $75,000 prize contest sponsored by the Associated Bulb Growers of Holland. For photographs of spring-flowering bulbs,
Wintering Amaryllis In Northern Gardens
“Go West, young man, go West!” was the cry of yesteryear, and an era of progress followed in the wake of turning wagon wheels. I have been saying, “Go North,
How To Hurry Spring-Flowering Bulbs
Many gardeners take it for granted that bulbs bloom when it is time, and nothing will cause them to bloom earlier. There are, however, planting practices that will hurry to
Wee Bulbs
On this bleak Valentine’s Day, while 3-foot snow drifts still cover the main borders, a patch of earth at the south wall breathes spring. Crocuses and snowdrops rush into bloom
All About Tiny Outdoor Bulbs
Ring-around-a-roasting at the foot of a gray birch, twenty dazzling-white spring snowflakes nodding at the turn of a path, a company of bright-eyed kaufmanniana tulips; perching lightly in a rocky
How To Plant Bulbs
The first requirement of practically all bulbs is good drainage. Providing this is probably the most important part of planting them. If bulbs seem short-lived for you, check how well
Selecting Little Bulbs
Discovery of the little bulbs that will grow for you is rather personal business but highly rewarding. As to the hardiness of certain kinds, much depends on your location. The
Selecting Tulips
The two main groups of tulips are early and the May or main-season kinds. The early group contains the species or botanical kinds, any of which are small in size