Just as I promised, the second garden in my 3X3 Garden Series is specially suited for all of you shade-dwellers! The wonderful warm color of apricot is one of my personal favorites in the garden as it catches the eye without over-powering everything else. While bright splashes of colors such as yellow and pink can make quite the statement, it’s…Read More
Welcome to the first post in my 3X3 Garden Series! Those of you with lots-o-sun and an eye for color are going to LOVE this combination! For my first “3×3 Garden”, I’ve chosen three plants that are sure to “light up” your garden spot or container. This trio consists of canna and calla lilies. These two types of plants go…Read More
With the New Year upon us, I’ve been thinking it’s time for a fresh, new idea for the Bulb Blog. Sure, there are a million and one gardening topics I could cover (and still intend to continue doing) but I like to keep things interesting, both for you as my readers and for myself as the writer! In my search…Read More
No matter how many calendars I have in my house, office, or electronic devices, each and every year I am literally SURPRISED at how fast the Christmas season descends upon us. This Christmas has been no exception and in some ways, has seemed to come even faster as my little girls seem to grow inches before my very eyes! What…Read More
We’ve all been there at the weddings, the showers, the corporate events and seminars. And the “thank you for coming” gifts or favors always seem to run in the same vein: a cheaply made bag with a company logo, a useless decoration inscribed with the bride and groom’s names, a small bottle of lotion emanating a scent you can barely…Read More
I’ll admit it: up until a few years ago, I didn’t mess around with bulbs that weren’t hardy in my area. I only grew those plants which I knew would reliably return year after year and if I did grow anything that wouldn’t survive the winter, well, I grew it as an annual and just planned on replanting the following…Read More
Some of you may remember back in July when Holland Bulb Farms brought back their oh-so popular “Trivia Month” on their facebook page. One of the trivia questions centered around my blog article “Garden Makeover: Bridget Edition” and promised the winner a blog post featuring THEIR garden! The lucky winner was Seth Denny, 24-year old of Austin, Minnesota. The Gardener…Read More
Like most women, I rarely receive flowers as often as I’d like (no offense to my male readers). Every once in a while, I’ll splurge and pick some up for my own kitchen table but there just seems to be something wrong about spending $25+ on a bouquet of flowers for MYSELF. And this is yet another reason why I…Read More
No matter how hard I try, my best-laid plans for planting new items in my garden each spring don’t always come to fruition. This year was no exception. This past weekend, as I was “tidying up” the yard after weeding the garden, I stumbled upon an elephant ear which never got planted when I brought it home a few months…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
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