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Flower Garden Bulbs Blog

This is my flower garden bulbs blog and  the pages where I post all the latest articles and pictures from my bulb gardens and travels.  I like this class of plants and could happily grow more.  With a little work, I could even have builbs growing in my gardens and house year round (well, almost year round given I live in Canada).   But early spring to late fall is a no-brainer.  

And here's how to grow this easiest of plants.

All the new articles fit to print.



Jul 22, 2008, When to move my Lily?

I was wanting to move my lilies to a different part of the yard, but I am not sure when to do that. Do I wait till after they are done blooming? Or

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Jul 22, 2008, Gardening Advice

Gardening advice and free gardening newsletter on flower garden bulbs and general gardening by garden author Doug Green

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Jul 17, 2008, YELLOWING LEAVES ON CALLA LILY

WHAT CAUSES THE LEAVES THE TURN YELLOW & DIE? MY CALLA LILY IS IN A POT OUTSIDE. Doug says that yellowing leaves are caused by a range of things.

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Jul 15, 2008, Zantedaschia failing to flower

The plant,which is in a large pot, is in excellent condition with magnificent foliage but has not flowered for the past two years. Can you please

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Jul 4, 2008, white fuzz...not mold

my lilies have grown to about 3ft now. they appear to be prepping the flower buds now. there is now a white fuzz all over the tops of the buds. i felt

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Jul 4, 2008, replanting and moving Fritillaria

I would like to change the location for my Fritillarias in my garden. When is the best time to do that? What is the best way of doing it so I will not

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Jul 4, 2008, Indoor Tulip Growing and Storing

My tulip that was a gift already potted, has turned brown and died How can i keep the bulb until spring? Doug says - keep it cool and dry. But if

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Jul 3, 2008, Red Lily Beetle

The adult red lily beetle is a voracious pest of lilies and can literally destroy a gardener's ability to grow this plant almost overnight...

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Jul 3, 2008, flower bulbs to buy, flower bulbs

What flower bulbs to buy? This is one of the big questions in the flower bulb garden and here’s a few thoughts...

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Jul 3, 2008, growing tigridia, tigridia

Growing Tigridia or Tiger Flower successfully means understanding its native spot and a few simple rules. It is a...

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Jul 3, 2008, sparaxis, summer bulbs

Sparaxis is one of the so-called minor bulbs (minor means they don’t sell many of them) but they are an interesting bulb...

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Jul 3, 2008, oxalis, growing oxalis

Oxalis bulbs are fun things to grow and these particular ones are considered not garden hardy north of zone 7...

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Jul 3, 2008, growing liatris, gayfeather

Growing Liatris is pretty simple gardening as this is one hardy and easy-to-grow plant. Gayfeather, or Blazing Star...

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Jun 30, 2008, hymenocallis, growing hymenocallis

Hymenocallis is often called (more simply) Spider lily, summer daffodil, Peruvian daffodil and Sea daffodil (just to...

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Jun 30, 2008, daylilies, hemerocallis

Daylilies or Hemerocallis are not considered to be bulb plants but the name day

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Jun 30, 2008, gloriosa, flame lily

Gloriosa is a tuberous plant more commonly known as a “Climbing Lily” or “Flame Lily” and they are best suited as...

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Jun 30, 2008, gladiolus, gladiola, glads

The Gladiolus is one of the four most popular summer flowering bulbs because they are so darned easy to grow...

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Jun 30, 2008, galtonia candicans, flower bulbs

Galtonia candicans is a South African native that likes a warm, well-drained soil. I’ve grown this more or less successfully...

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Jun 30, 2008, freesia, growing freesia

Freesia are frost-tender bulbs that are normally grown in greenhouses for the cut flower trade. Their delicious sweet...

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Jun 30, 2008, eucomis, summer flowering bulbs

Eucomis or pineapple plant is a South African native and member of the lily family. It is a fun little plant...

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Jun 30, 2008, eremurus, growing eremurus

Eremurus is a member of the lily family but it is a strange plant in that the roots are more like a regular perennial...

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Jun 30, 2008, storing dahlia bulbs, dahlia tubers

Storing dahlia bulbs successfully means following a few simple rules. The first is to harvest the dahlia just before...

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Jun 30, 2008, Planting dahlias, dahlia tuber

Planting dahlias is straightforward gardening and you’ll have success if you follow a few very simple guidelines....

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Jun 30, 2008, Calla lilies

Calla lilies (Calla palustris) are one of those beautiful little plants that live quite happily in their flower pots...

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Jun 30, 2008, Bletilla striata

Bletilla striata is one of those delightful small bulbs that are so seldom grown (and should be)

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Jun 30, 2008, Store Flower Bulbs

You’ve decided to store flower bulbs and you’re looking for the right way to do this. Here are guidelines for storing the most common of bulbs...

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Jun 30, 2008, scilla, spring bulbs, flower bulb

Scilla is a large genus of bulbs in the lily family and there are more than 100 individual species. Not that you’ll...

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Jun 30, 2008, puschkinia, puschkinia libanotica

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Jun 30, 2008, oxalis adenophylla, oxalis

Oxalis adenophylla is a hardy oxalis (or as hardy as they come into USDA zone 4/5) and deserves to be in every rock garden....

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Jun 30, 2008, ornithogalum, growing ornithogalum, spring bulbs

Ornithogalum is a bulb with several distinct reputations. In one corner are the bulb growers who tell us that...

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Jun 30, 2008, muscari, dutch flower bulbs

Muscari or grape hyacinth are members of the lily family and there are about 30 species of grape hyacinth...

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Jun 30, 2008, summer snowflake, spring snowflake, Leucojeum

Leucojum or Summer Snowflake belongs to the same family as it’s bloom-time counterpart the snowdrop – the Amaryllidaceae...

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Jun 30, 2008, ixiolirion, ixiolirion tataricum

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Jun 30, 2008, Growing Ipheion, ipheion

Growing Ipheion uniflorum is possible in large parts of the Northeast. This bulb is a member of the lily family and...

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Jun 30, 2008, snowdrops, galanthus, spring bulbs

Galanthus or Snowdrops are related to Amaryllis and have 14 (give or take a few depending on the botanists) members of...

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Jun 30, 2008, growing hyacinthoides, hyacinthoides

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Jun 30, 2008, fritillaria, flower garden bulbs

There are approximately 100 species of Fritillaria (all native to the northern hemisphere) with the majority of them being...

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Jun 30, 2008, erythronium, flower bulbs

Erythronium or dogs-tooth violet is a member of the Lily family and most are native to North America...

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Jun 30, 2008, growing eranthis, winter aconite, eranthis

Growing Eranthis in the shady garden means getting the soil right. This bulb is a member of the Ranunculaceae...

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Jun 30, 2008, corydalis solida, spring bulbs

Corydalis solida is a member of the poppy family and at least 200 different species of this plant are known...

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Jun 30, 2008, oriental lilies, lily

Oriental lilies are indeed a

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Jun 30, 2008, easter lilies, grow Easter lilies

What am I supposed to do with my Easter lilies once they have finished blooming indoors?. Can they go...

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Jun 30, 2008, madonna lily, summer bulbs, white lilies

You know, the Madonna lily has a very long history of cultivation. The Chinese and Japanese have been eating...

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Jun 30, 2008, Planting Lilies

Planting lilies isn’t rocket science. This is an easy bulb to plant and grow. You already know the kind of lily...

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Jun 30, 2008, forcing hyacinth bulb, hyacinth

Forcing hyacinth bulb is pretty much the same as forcing other spring blooming flower bulbs. If you want to see blooms...

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Jun 30, 2008, daffodil care, daffodils

Daffodil care is a pretty simple gardening thing as there are few pests that bother this plant. Given it is poisonous...

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Jun 30, 2008, king alfred daffodils, daffodils

King Alfred Daffodils: Good news / bad news. If you’ve planted this daffodil in the last few years...

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Jun 30, 2008, trumpet daffodils, daffodils

Trumpet Daffodils - growing them is easy. They are very hardy bulbs that no pest eats (they taste really, really bad)...

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Jun 30, 2008, daffodil planting, daffodil

Daffodil planting is as simple as putting the bulb in the ground. The trick (if there is one) is where to plant...

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Jun 30, 2008, Ornithogalum Chesapeake Snowflake, star of bethlehem

To brighten up our home I've bought a plant - the Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum Chesapeake Snowflake), which produced fantastic...

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