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Don't panic – it's not too late to plant those bulbs!

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:55:01 -0700

Netherlands Bulb

Late this fall or even later, a certain percentage of busy gardeners will be dismayed to realize that they haven't yet planted their flower bulbs.

Tips for topplers

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:45:57 -0700

Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center

Tips for topplers: dhalias, gladioli, lilies, hollyhocks and delphiniums.

Lily scales

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:05:10 -0700

Planting Lilies

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:02:55 -0700

Video: Hyacinths

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:59:26 -0700

Planting large bulbs

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:38:20 -0800

Carolyn Jones

Can you tell me how deep one should plant large daffodil and tulip bulbs?

Saving paperwhite narcissi bulbs

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:35:02 -0800

Carolyn Jones

My indoor pot of paperwhite narcissi bloomed beautifully at Christmas. The flowers are gone now, and the leaves are fading. How do I save them again for bloom next year? Can they be planted outside? (I'm in zone 8, Victoria, BC).

Go wild with camassia

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:03:51 -0700

Lia Van Baalen

Camassia quamash was an important food source for coastal First Nations, who harvested the bulb. Despite describing it as tasting like “onion” or “baked pear,” many European explorers found it didn’t agree with them.

Star of the bulbs

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:58:00 -0700

Lia Van Baalen

Tips on Growing Bulbs in Containers

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:57:08 -0700

It's time to start thinking about preparing your bulbs for a beautiful spring garden. Remember that spring-flowering bulbs are temperature sensitive and require a minimum 15 weeks of cold weather in order to bloom. Plant them in a container by October to ensure they get the chill they need.