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A Whole Season of White – Planting a White Garden
Garden Design

A Whole Season of White – Planting a White Garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Mar 10, 2020

Create a clean, zen-like space with an all-white garden full of DutchGrown’s top-quality flower bulbs. In this blog we suggest the best combinations of bulbs for a full season of...

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Time Capsule Gardening
Garden Design

Time Capsule Gardening

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Oct 06, 2019

Bulbs are timeless, but trends come and go. Or do they? In today’s blog we’re looking at ways you can use era-specific objects and colors to bring a bit of...

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Urban Gardening
Garden Design

Urban Gardening

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Sep 15, 2019

No flowers in the city? Think again! Urban gardening is all the rage, and bulbs are the perfect plants to make the concrete jungle green again. In this blog we...

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Planting a Blue Garden
Garden Design

Planting a Blue Garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Sep 07, 2019

In spite of its name, the blues will actually cheer you up. That is, if you plant blue flower bulbs in your garden. In this blog we take blue-sky thinking...

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Planting your flower bulbs somewhere else....
Garden Design

Planting your flower bulbs somewhere else....

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Nov 01, 2018

Why not plant your flower bulbs somewhere else this fall? There are many more possible places to grow your beloved blooms than your flowerbeds and terra cotta pots alone…

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Lasagna Planting: Layering Flower Bulbs for Constant Blooming
Garden Design

Lasagna Planting: Layering Flower Bulbs for Constant Blooming

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Sep 03, 2018

Stacking different varieties in one container for non-stop blooming? It’s possible with lasagna planting, which makes layered growing fun and easy with fabulous results.

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Red, White and Blue: The All-American Garden
Garden Design

Red, White and Blue: The All-American Garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jul 17, 2018

Let the beautiful colors and crisp design of the American flag inspire you to plant a garden that’s as American as apple pie.

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Best flower bulbs to attract bees and butterflies to your garden!
Garden Design

Best flower bulbs to attract bees and butterflies to your garden!

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on May 23, 2018

Bees and butterflies are beautiful creatures that are also useful and vital pollinators. Attract them to your garden with bulbs like Allium, Crocus, Grape Hyacinths, Anemones, Spanish Bluebells and Miniature Tulips, and...

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How to Grow a White Spring Garden
Garden Design

How to Grow a White Spring Garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Apr 16, 2018

Create the garden you've always wanted. White flowering bulbous plants are available in a wide range so that you can make beautiful combinations: perfect for the traditional white garden. To give...

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The Black Tulip
Garden Design

The Black Tulip

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jul 02, 2017

The Black Tulip   Black flowers have a certain magic, and when those flowers are tulips, you can be sure of getting something truly dramatic. Although black tulips are relatively...

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