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Planting a Purple Garden
Garden Design

Planting a Purple Garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jun 02, 2020

Variety is the spice of life, but there are times when you want to make powerful statement by focusing on just one color. In this blog series we’ll look at...

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Instant Happiness - Planting a Yellow Garden
Garden Design

Instant Happiness - Planting a Yellow Garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Apr 20, 2020

Even (or maybe especially) in difficult and uncertain times, it’s important to keep surrounding yourself with things that make you happy. In this blog we’ll introduce you to our range...

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Red – A passionate color for a vibrant garden
Garden Design

Red – A passionate color for a vibrant garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Mar 23, 2020

Dramatic and fierce, red flowers make sure they won’t be overlooked. In this blog we’ll introduce our ruby range, full of beautiful blooms for a season of passion and intensity.

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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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When to Plant Bulbs?
Bulb Info

When to Plant Bulbs?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Dec 13, 2019

For a beautiful spring garden, you need to plan ahead and plant your flower bulbs in the fall. All spring-flowering bulbs need to be planted when the soil is still...

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What Are the Best Bulbs for Shade?
Bulb Info

What Are the Best Bulbs for Shade?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Dec 12, 2019

Thanks to their early flowering times, before the trees have fully developed their leaves, bulbs can be planted almost anywhere you like in your garden or landscaping scheme, whether in...

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When Is it Too Late To Plant Bulbs?
Bulb Info

When Is it Too Late To Plant Bulbs?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Dec 10, 2019

If you haven’t yet quite got round to planting your flower bulbs, here’s some good news for you - it’s not too late to plant bulbs such as tulips for a...

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Layering Bulbs In A Container
Bulb Info

Layering Bulbs In A Container

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Dec 10, 2019

Flower bulbs such as tulips and daffodils are so easy to grow - just plant them in fall and enjoy weeks of colorful blooms in spring. But did you know...

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Forgot To Plant Flower Bulbs?
Bulb Info

Forgot To Plant Flower Bulbs?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Dec 10, 2019

If you forgot about planting your bulbs in fall, all is not lost. You can still coax them into blooming next spring. As long as the bulbs are still healthy, tulips,...

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Can You Plant Flower Bulbs In The Spring?
Bulb Info

Can You Plant Flower Bulbs In The Spring?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Dec 10, 2019

Flower bulbs are one of the easiest plants to grow - just pop them in the ground before the first frost in fall and wait for gorgeous blooms in spring. But...

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Best Time To Plant Flower Bulbs
Bulb Info

Best Time To Plant Flower Bulbs

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Dec 10, 2019

Flower bulbs in bloom are the highlight of the gardening year for many of us. Snowdrops, crocus, daffodils, tulips, hyacinth, and iris are all very easy to grow; the most important thing...

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Lasagna Bulb Planting
Bulb Info

Lasagna Bulb Planting

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Dec 09, 2019

Flower bulbs are easy to grow whether in the garden or in pots and containers. Butdid you know that by planting a “bulb lasagna” in fall you can extend the...

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Meet Ben, our Flower Bulb Specialist

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