Bulbs
Flower bulb gardens are a welcome addition, especially in spring as nature awakens from a long winter’s nap. With all the colors and types of bulbs available, gardeners should have no problem finding suitable plants to grow. Yet, it never hurts to get some gardening advice for bulbs along the way. While gardening with bulbs is easy, planting flower bulbs and caring for them can be intimidating to new gardeners, so here you will find tips on growing flower bulb gardens, from planting flower bulbs to their care and how to store them over winter.
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Care Of Gladiolus - How To Grow Gladiolus In Your Garden
Gladiolus grow wonderfully in the warm weather of summer. Learning how to take care of gladiolus will reward you with a huge array of colors and they also work out great for cut flowers. Click here for more.
By Heather Rhoades
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Crocosmia Bulb Care: Tips For Growing Crocosmia Flowers
Growing crocosmia flowers in the landscape produce masses of sword-shaped foliage and brightly colored blooms. Learning how to plant crocosmia bulbs can give your garden dimension. Read more here.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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How To Plant Agapanthus And Agapanthus Care
The Agapanthus, commonly referred to as the Lily-of-the-Nile or the African lily plant, displays large masses of striking blue or white flowers atop a tall and slender stalk. Learn more about this plant here.
By Susan Patterson
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What Is A Bearded Iris: Bearded Iris Varieties And Growing Info
A popular perennial for its stunning flowers, variety of bloom colors, and striking, sword like leaves is the bearded iris. Click here for more info.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Dahlia Mosaic Symptoms – Treating Dahlias With Mosaic Virus
Your dahlia is clearly not doing well. Its growth is stunted and the leaves are blotchy and twisted. You're wondering if it's missing some type of nutrient, but nothing seems to help. Sadly, you may be witnessing mosaic virus in dahlias. Learn more in this article.
By Laura Miller
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Dahlia Wilt Disease: How To Treat Spotted Wilt Virus In Dahlias
The spotted wilt virus in dahlias affects more than 200 species of vegetable and ornamental plants worldwide. The disease is spread only by thrips. Learn how to combat the disease and try to save your dahlia plants in this article.
By Laura Miller
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Dahlia Flower Powdery Mildew: Treating Dahlias With Powdery Mildew
By Laura Miller
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Iris Mosaic Control: How To Treat Mosaic Disease Of Iris Flowers
The most widespread disease of irises is the mosaic virus, both mild and severe types, mostly affecting bulbous irises. Spread by aphids, the best deterrent is controlling aphids in the yard and the weeds that may harbor them. Learn more about iris mosaic control in this article.
By Susan Albert
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Planting Forced Daffodils In The Garden: Moving Daffodils After Flowering
Planting forced daffodils in the garden is possible, but there are some special techniques and precautions you should be aware of first. Find out what they are in this article.
By Anne Baley
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Multi-Colored Snowdrops: Do Non-White Snowdrops Exist
One of the first flowers to bloom in spring, snowdrops (Galanthus spp.) are delicate-looking, little plants with drooping, bell-shaped flowers. Traditionally, snowdrops colors have been limited to pure white, but do non-white snowdrops exist? Find out here.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Will Daylilies Grow In Pots: Tips For Growing Daylilies In Containers
Daylilies are beautiful perennial flowers that are very low maintenance and high reward. They earn a rightful place in plenty of flower beds and garden path borders. But what if you want them on your porch or patio? Can you grow daylilies in containers? Click here for more info.
By Liz Baessler
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Dividing Lily Of The Valley: When To Split Lily Of The Valley Plants
Although lily of the valley is extremely easy to grow (and may even become aggressive), occasional division is necessary to prevent the plant from becoming unhealthy and overcrowded. The following article can help get you started with lily of the valley division.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Lily Flowered Tulip Info: Growing Tulips With Lily-Like Blooms
Tulips can vary greatly in not only color, but also size, form and bloom time. For instance, if you want a later blooming tulip, try growing some lily flowered tulip varieties. As the name suggests, they are tulips with lily-like blooms. Learn more about them here.
By Amy Grant
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Learn About Iris Leaf Spot
Iris leaf spot is the most common disease affecting iris plants. Controlling this iris leaf disease involves specific cultural management practices that can be found in the following article.
By Nikki Tilley
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Propagation Scaling Of Bulbs: What Types Of Bulbs To Use For Scaling?
You can propagate flowers in many ways, including bulbs. One way to propagate bulbs is through scaling of the bulbs. Read this article to learn more about how to multiply bulbs by scaling propagation.
By Anne Baley
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What Are Prairie Onions: Information On Allium Stellatum Wildflowers
Prairie onions are a member of the Allium family. Wild prairie onions are edible and in the garden add a natural grace. Get some growing and care information for wild prairie onions in this article.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Planting Caladiums - When To Plant Caladium Bulbs
Last fall, you may have spent some time saving caladium bulbs from your garden and are now left with the question of when to plant caladium bulbs. The tips in this article can help with that.
By Heather Rhoades