As some of my regular readers have noticed, the Bulb Blog recently got a face-lift! My graphic designer has put in lots of long hours to give this site a new look and I am so proud of the new design. I’m hoping you’ll find it pleasant to read and a little more user-friendly. (As always, if you have any…Read More
The Fruits of My Labor Over the last 6 months, I’ve been receiving recipes via my email box from various sources, trying to inspire myself to cook more. For a while I’d just read the subject line and think about how great it would be to make meals like that and then head home to make a frozen pizza. But…Read More
What Happened to My Tulips? “Last year my tulips were just beautiful and had countless blooms…this year I can count how many I have on both hands. What happened?” I have heard countless comments similar to the one above from fellow gardeners. And rightly so! Everyone knows tulips are supposed to be one of the easiest plants to grow and…Read More
What I’m Loving this Year… So now that the spring has finally come (and yes, we’re still waiting on summer up here in the Northern Midwest), I’ve gotten out to some of our local farmers’ and flea markets. In my travels, I’ve come across both a perennial and an annual which I haven’t had the opportunity to grow before which…Read More
Baked Potato & Mushroom Quesadillas and Tomato Chile Sauce with Fresh Tomato & Avocado Salsa A recipe with a long name and LOTS of taste was submitted by Angela in Holly Springs, North Carolina for the third place spot in the Vegetables Category. Angela sounds as though she is constantly busy in the garden, growing tomatoes, peppers, onions, and more.…Read More
Berry Pecan Salad with Red Berry Vinaigrette Erin Dalton of East Stone Gap, Virginia was the contestant who claimed the Second Place spot in the Fruits Category. Her Berry Pecan Salad was so refreshing, it seemed like the perfect recipe to share right before the spring season begins! Erin is an avid fruit and vegetable gardener and has grown all…Read More
Springtime Asparagus Pizza Our second place winner in the Vegetables Category submits her recipe from Columbia, South Carolina. She is currently waiting for her asparagus crowns to mature so that she can begin to harvest them out of her own garden! Perhaps you could do the same 🙂 Ingredients: 1 Lemon, thinly sliced and seeded 2 c. water 2 T.…Read More
Lip-Smacking Strawberry Soup I’m excited to tell you about the 2nd place winner in our Fruits Category. This recipe was submitted by Kenneth of Washington, D.C. An avid strawberry grower, he says he would love to grow them all for this recipe but it requires “a heck of a lot of ’em” and therefore more of an abundant harvest than…Read More
Spring Harvest Bruschetta The first place entry in our Vegetables Category comes to us from Elinor in Fiskdale, Massachusetts. She says that we couldn’t have chosen a more enthusiastic family for growing their own produce. Her husband recently built eight new raised beds in addition to their large backyard garden for this year’s growing season! This recipe was so delicious…Read More
Orange-Glazed Fresh Raspberry Muffins The first place winner of the Fruit Category in the 2011 Homegrown Recipe Contest enters from Palm Beach, Florida. Lisa is an avid Strawberry grower and is looking forward to trying her hand at cultivating raspberries this year in her garden. The head of the Holland Bulb Farms Technical Support Department baked these muffins at home…Read More
If you need any help with gardening or if you have plant-related questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to Jenny San Filippo. She can provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to succeed with your next project!
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