Summer Bulbs - Fine Gardening
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Spectacular Summer Flowering Bulbs for the Pacific Northwest
Spring is fading fast, and memories of the daffodil and tulip bulbs that we filled our beds and containers with are starting to fade also. Now is the time to…
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Plant a Succession of Unique Spring-Flowering Bulbs
Planting spring-flowering bulbs in fall is an easy way to bring joy to the garden in the following year. This group of plants brings with them tremendous excitement and early…
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Tips for Working With Summer Bulbs
Adding bulbs, corms, and tubers to garden beds is a little different from planting typical perennials or annuals. Here are a few tips to help ensure a bountiful summer-bulb display.…
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How-To
8 Summer Bulbs That Every Garden Needs
Summer bulbs are a bit of garden magic, a trick you can keep up your sleeve to transform beds that have become too sleepy and predictable. They are perfect for…
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‘Carolina Primrose’ Is Not Your Grandmother’s Gladiola
Many gardeners are familiar with gladiolas. The usual response when asked about glads, however, along with a shaking of the head and a shudder, is “Not me.” No doubt they…
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Rain Lilies for the South
April showers bring May flowers, and summer showers bring rain lilies. Rain lilies are small, flowering perennial bulbs that bloom three to five days after a rain shower in mid…
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Bulbs for Summer and Fall
You can plant these in spring for an array of bold flowers later in the year