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Our Top Winter-Blooming Flowers

Our Top Winter-Blooming Flowers

Jenny Peterson

Who said you have to go all winter long without flowers? Certainly not us! Whether we’re talking about the dead of winter or late winter/early spring, there are flowers that...

Our Top Winter-Blooming Flowers

Jenny Peterson

Who said you have to go all winter long without flowers? Certainly not us! Whether...

Jim's 5 Favorite Bulbs

Jim's 5 Favorite Bulbs

Katie Elzer-Peters

Recently, Easy to Grow Bulbs’ Jim Threadgill said that if he lived in Iowa, he’d plant a bunch of Tulips and Peonies. But he doesn’t live in Iowa; he lives...

Jim's 5 Favorite Bulbs

Katie Elzer-Peters

Recently, Easy to Grow Bulbs’ Jim Threadgill said that if he lived in Iowa, he’d...

Fertilizing

How to Fertilize Bulbs

Katie Elzer-Peters

Love bulb gardening and wonder how to fertilize these beauties? You’re in good company—many people get confused about this and wind up overfertilizing (more on that in a minute). So...

How to Fertilize Bulbs

Katie Elzer-Peters

Love bulb gardening and wonder how to fertilize these beauties? You’re in good company—many people...

Watering Plants

How to Water Bulbs

Katie Elzer-Peters

If you’re new to growing flowering bulbs, some of the care may seem a little confusing to you. After all, bulbs grow a little differently than other types of plants...

How to Water Bulbs

Katie Elzer-Peters

If you’re new to growing flowering bulbs, some of the care may seem a little...

Hyacinths being forced to grow indoors.

How to Force Bulbs

Katie Elzer-Peters

If you’re new to forcing bulbs and aren’t quite sure what on earth that is, you’re in the right place. Forcing bulbs simply means getting bulbs to bloom at a...

How to Force Bulbs

Katie Elzer-Peters

If you’re new to forcing bulbs and aren’t quite sure what on earth that is,...

10 New Ways to Critter-Proof Your Garden

10 New Ways to Critter-Proof Your Garden

Katie Elzer-Peters

What’s more frustrating than adding flower bulbs to your garden, only to have critters dig them up for their dinner entrée? Not much! You put a lot of effort into...

10 New Ways to Critter-Proof Your Garden

Katie Elzer-Peters

What’s more frustrating than adding flower bulbs to your garden, only to have critters dig...