Welcome To My Flower Bulb Site
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I've covered all the common bulbs on this site and I'm uploading more and more every week to give you a real sense of how you can keep your garden in bloom all summer long just with bulbs. Fun stuff!
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Tulips – Most Popular
Tulips are the most popular bulb grown in the world with millions being sold every year. Gardeners … Click for Articles
Lilies – Queens of the Garden
I'm a big fan of lilies in the garden and as I build out my new sunny borders, lilies are playing a … Click for Articles
Summer Flower Splendor
Summer flowering bulbs are some of the backbone colors, fragrances and highlights of the summer … Click for Articles
Hyacinths – Most Fragrant Bulb
Hyacinths are the first of the fragrant plants to grace my garden and for that, they have a special … Click for Articles
Pests and Problems
Flower bulb problems are quite luckily both infrequent and … Click for Articles
Daffodils – Toughest Of All
I have a growing collection of daffodils because they're almost Doug-proof (which means I … Click for Articles
Spring Flowers Beyond Normal
There are few things I love more in my garden than the spring flowering bulbs that pop up first … Click for Articles
Indoor Charm Year Round
There is a real magic to having indoor bulbs blooming when the days are dreary … Click for Articles
Fall Flowering Bulbs
There are only a few fall flowering bulbs but they are charming little bulbs you'll … Click for Articles
Garden Videos and Pictures
I hope you enjoy these flower bulb pictures and garden videos. … Click for Articles
Other Featured Articles of Interest
Canna Lily Flower Bulbs
Canna lily flower bulbs are superb summer bloomers because they can either be grown in containers or in the open garden. Between the textured and often coloured leaves and the exotic flowers, they make a lot of show for very little effort. While they often bloom for most of the year in their native tropics, more »
Collecting and Starting Daffodil Seed
Daffodil seed isn’t all that rare and it isnt all that hard to start. Heres how. To begin with, species daffodils can be pollinated and produce seed. You’ll recognize the seed pods as lumpy -well pods -that turn harder and brown after the flowers have faded. Where is the seed pod? The pod will be more »
Asiatic Lilies
Asiatic lilies are a hybrid lily originating in Oregon in the mid 1900′s. The main feature of this lily is its up-facing or horizontal facing flowers. These lilies are the main variety now used for cut flowers because of their upright flower habit and long straight stems. They are also one of the heaviest flowering more »
Bulb Thrips – An Almost Unseen Flower Pest
There are several different bulb Thrips species that bother our flower garden bulbs but luckily for most of us, a well fed (compost) and adequately watered garden (mulch) will make the bulbs healthy enough that most attacks aren’t a major problem. I note that the recommendation to feed and water your bulbs is taken straight more »
Muscari
Muscari or grape hyacinth are members of the lily family and there are about 30 species of grape hyacinth, some hardy and some fairly tender. Luckily for us, most are from Asia minor and are quite hardy. Planting The bulb should be planted in full sun to partial shade to encourage good blooming (and the more »
