Then, I covered the whole thing with about 4 inches of straw. This is good practice for protecting any bulbs you plant, especially those deemed more gastronomically enticing to wildlife than ...
I’m not sure why I like planting bulbs so much. Maybe there are several reasons. Such as, planting bulbs isn’t difficult, and there is a special bulb-planting tool that makes it very easy.
Lilies are romantic, showy flowers that fill our borders and pots with glamour in midsummer. Intensive breeding has created lilies of all shapes and sizes, so Which? Gardening magazine trialled a ...
Planting tulip bulbs is an act of faith. We tuck them in the ground in the fall with hopes of watching them emerge and burst into joyful color in the spring. Sadly, our hopes are often dashed by ...
Spider lilies (Hymenocallis occidentalis) grow in clumps of arching, strappy 18- to 24-inch foliage, either in sun or part shade but ideally in damp to even wet soil. Unlike most bulbs ...
However, just the iconic Italian dish, the planting technique is based on layering, except instead of layers of sauce and pasta, you create multiple layers with bulbs and soil. To help explain the ...
Then, I covered the whole thing with about 4 inches of straw. This is good practice for protecting any bulbs you plant, especially those deemed more gastronomically enticing to wildlife than ...
Sadly, our hopes are often dashed by hungry little rodents who can’t resist the plump juicy bulbs. By planting bulbs in pots, they are protected from hungry critters and can be overwintered ...