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Planting Flowering Bulbs for Spring Blooms
After the first hard frost is the ideal time to plant spring bulbs. A selection of well-placed bulbs in the fall will produce glorious bursts of spring color.
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Layer Bulbs for Maximum Color
With this one simple technique you will be able to increase the blooms in your garden by combining bulbs and plants. Learn how to layer bulbs in mixed borders.
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Plant Bulbs Now for Spring Blooms
Learn a variety of ways to use bulbs in your garden now so you will enjoy colorful flowers in the spring and summer next year and maximize your growing space.
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A CyberGarden Party Leads to New Discoveries about Bulb Planting
When a bunch of online friends made a date for a garden planting party, they dug their holes in different areas of the country - but also helped each other to make new discoveries about bulbs and how to plant them for thegreatest ease and enjoyment.

BULB PLANTING TIME
Buying and planting spring flowering bulbs.
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Daffodil Bulb Planting Techniques
It's bulb planting time in my region, zone 6 almost zone 7. Techniques of bulb planting has a lot to do with the individual, but with the spread of the internet and the web sites, techniques are becoming standardized. Do you put gran-i-grit under your bulbs?
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Front Patio Garden with Daffodils
The second article on the making of my front garden that I call garden #3. This article is on how I changed the front side walk and entryway into a front patio garden and entryway.
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Growing Container Gardens
. Looking for a hobby? The perfectly healthy pastime - get out in the garden and grow something beautiful in a small space.
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Growing Gourds Part 2
we continue this article on this fascinating plant, the Gourd. They are intersting to grow and fun to decorate.
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Lachenalia
Lachenalia are one of the most rewarding of the small, South African species to grow. They will reward you right through the winter months with the most remarkable flowers. Well worth having a try. Why don't you and enjoy the rewards?
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October is Bulb Planting Time
A quick "how-to" of bulb planting
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Prepare for Bulb Planting
Don't over look the vegetable garden when you're out planting your bulbs. Garlic, potato onions and walking onions can all be planted at this time.
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Summer's Worst Job--Digging Daffodil Bulbs
Digging and replanting daffodil bulbs. When is the best time?
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The Modern-Day Daffodil Makers
Talks about daffodil breeders around the world
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Water and Daffodils
Daffodil cannot live without water, but too much water causes daffodil bulbs to die from basal rot or <i>fusarium oxysporum</i> fungus. There is a time to water daffodils and a time to let them go dry. Here's how I see it.
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What's that Round Thing?
Seedpod? Yes, daffodils do have seeds occasionally.
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Winter Planting for Spring Blooms
Planting spring bulbs in winter will ensure colorful gardens in Spring. Choose the correct bulbs and select a suitable bulb planting area for best garden results.
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Bulbs to Plant in the Spring
While many of the most familiar bulbs are planted in the fall there are several varities of bulbs, corms and tubers which can be planted in the spring.
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Brighten Up The Dull Days Of Winter With Blooms
In my never-ending search to brighten up the dull days of winter, I have come across a group of winter blooming plants. After all, if you can have beautiful blooms in the summer, why not in the winter?
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Flowering Bulbs to Force Indoors
Want to beat the dreary winter dull-drums? Try growing these flowering bulb plants indoors to brighten your winter days!
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Naturalizing Daffodils
Planting a drift of daffodils in your lawn is a great way to brighten up the yard, and it may just give you an excuse to avoid mowing the grass for several weeks.
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Old House Gardens Review
Old House Gardens Company specializes in heirloom bulbs. See the rating of their print catalog, website and overall company.
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Planning For Spring 2007
Spring 2006 is the best time to begin planning for Spring 2007. My neighbor's yard is full of spring flowering bulbs and I have a few crocus. Do you have this problem?
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Planting My New Daffodil Beds
Planting my new beds took a lot of work and effort, even after the tractor and the chisel plow, and the backhoe. Putting bulbs into virgin soil was a real experience.
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Protect Bulbs from Animal Damage
Ten simple ways to stop wild animals from digging, eating or stealing your newly planted tulips & crocus. Save your bulbs from hungry wildlife or destructive critters!
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Shamrocks - Growing Oxalis
How to grow Shamrocks and Oxalis plants indoors and out. Shamrock history and origins. Part of the Suite101 St. Patricks Day Event
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When to Dig Daffodil Bulbs
This article is the beginning of a series of articles on the basic principles of digging, care, and planting of daffodil bulbs.
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2008 Catalogs of Spring-blooming Bulbs
Independent garden centers, discount big-box stores and internet / mail order catalog vendors market spring-blooming bulbs. Which source is best for landscape gardens?
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Crocus Plant Profile
Harbingers of spring, and shining gems of color in the autumn, crocus bulbs are popular for small garden spaces. See how to care for and use them in the garden.
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Fall Flower Care after Frost
Fall is a busy time in the flower garden. Use this list of reminders and tips to keep up with your fall garden chores, prepare for winter and anticipate spring!
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Fall is for Spring bulbs
After a long, cold winter there is nothing more exhilarating that the colors, scents, and beauty of spring flowering bulbs. Unfortunately, you can not go to the local garden center and buy spring flowers like you do annuals in May. Spring flowering bulbs must be planted in the ground in fall in order to flower in spring. Lucily, planting spring flowering bulbs is really easy, but following a few specific steps you can create a big splash which last many years.
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How to Grow Paperwhites
Plan ahead and plant paperwhite narcissus bulbs in a pot to grow showy fragrant flowers indoors this winter. Easy fun project for decorating or holiday gift giving.
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How to Plant Daffodil Bulbs
Fall is daffodil (Narcissus) bulb planting time. Learn where to plant, how to plant, and how and where to purchase good quality bulbs to plant in your garden or landscape
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Spring-blooming Bulb Designs Now
Midsummer is a good time to plan pest-free spring-blooming bulb gardens. Design combinations for all garden styles - containers, small patio gardens, or large spaces.
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Ten Fall Garden Chores
Ten seasonal chores for the fall garden. A great fall send-off means a jump on spring -- and maybe an eye-opener or two. Best of all, find out how to get super FREE STUFF!
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How to Plant Daffodils
Planting daffodils to look their best and to provide maximum beauty to your gardens.
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The Bulbs are Planted; Time to Rake Leaves
Getting the garden ready for winter.
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What's Killing My Bulbs
There seems to be a lot of issues at planting time about bulbs and why they are not healthy. I take a stab at addressing some of the issues of why daffodil bulbs die in the ground.
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Gardening Seed Starting Choices
With all of the advantages from starting beautiful gardens from seed it is no wonder that more gardeners are using seeds to start plants.
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Plants for Dramatic Containers
Putting together a seasonal container planting full of color and excitement means combining plants with contrasting growth habit, color and foliage texture.
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Saving Plant Seeds
Helpful advice for the begining seed saver on which plants to start with and how best to harvest, prepare and save the seeds.
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Aids to Planting Daffodils
Planting daffodils can be made simple by use of "easy" aides.
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DaffyClay on Daffodil Gardening
The concept of DaffyClay's Place for Daffodils is to have fun gardening and showing daffodils. We will entertain all questions on the subject, do some gardening and showing of daffodils along the way, and hopefully, learn, and find answers to daffodil questions.
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Miniature Bulbs for Small Spaces
It is easy to maximize your gardening space by planting some of these beautiful miniature varieties of favorite bulbs. Great for small garden space or to add extra color!
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Planting Daffodils in Show Beds
Planting show beds. There's no requirement for show beds, but if you want to show your flowers you should consider maintaining beds that have only show daffodils in them. It makes the work easier, and it helps with the maintenance of the bulbs, and the collection of the flowers to put into the show. Try it. You'll like it.
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Autumn Bulbs by Rod Leeds
Published by Chrysalis Books Group and written by Rod Leeds, Autumn Bulbs provides a glimpse into the often ignored treasures of the autumn garden.
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Fall Gardening Tasks
This is the time to write down information about this year's garden so you don't have to trust your memory next year. It is also the perfect time for many important gardening tasks.
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How to Grow Eucomis - The Pineapple Lily - and Common Species of this Bulbous Herb
Eucomis is one of the easier South African plants that you can grow. In spring, their wonderful flower spikes will delight you.
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