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Dutch Bulbs: The Easy Way to a Colorful Garden
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Dutch Bulbs: The Easy Way to a Colorful Garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Aug 15, 2019

Dutch Bulbs: The Easy Way to a Colorful Garden Create a Colorful Spring Garden with Our Great Value for Money Garden Bulbs Garden bulbs are an absolute delight to grow:...

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Garden Bulbs: The Easy Way to Fill Your Garden with Color
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Garden Bulbs: The Easy Way to Fill Your Garden with Color

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jul 02, 2019

Garden bulbs are an absolute delight to grow: heralds of spring, they burst into colorful bloom just as the earth returns to life after the cold, gloomy months of winter...

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Flower Bulbs for Shade: Light Up Your Garden with Spring Color
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Flower Bulbs for Shade: Light Up Your Garden with Spring Color

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jul 02, 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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Fall Plants: Plant Flower Bulbs This Fall for a Beautiful Spring Garden
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Fall Plants: Plant Flower Bulbs This Fall for a Beautiful Spring Garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jul 02, 2019

The secret to a beautiful garden display is planning ahead, and it’s never too early to be thinking about fall plants for the next season. Our flower bulbs are grown...

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Dutch Bulbs: The Easy Way to a Colorful Garden
Bulb Info

Dutch Bulbs: The Easy Way to a Colorful Garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jul 02, 2019

Dutch bulbs are the easiest way imaginable to create a fabulous garden. Each bulb has been nurtured in the Netherlands and already contains everything the plant needs to bloom: all...

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A Vibrant Garden with Living Coral
Featured Varieties

A Vibrant Garden with Living Coral

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Feb 06, 2019

Pantone’s ‘color of 2019’ is number 16-1546, Living Coral. This soft but strong hue is going to be used everywhere this year. DutchGrown has selected the perfect coral flower bulbs...

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Protecting Flower Bulbs That Come Up Too Early
Bulb News

Protecting Flower Bulbs That Come Up Too Early

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jan 15, 2019

Changing weather patterns can lead to erratic winters, sometimes resulting in vulnerable flower bulbs coming up too early. In this blog we’ll discuss what you can do to protect them.

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The life cycle of your flower bulbs
Planting Tips

The life cycle of your flower bulbs

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Nov 09, 2018

What happens to the bulbs you planted this fall once they’re in the ground? In this blog we’re taking a look at the life cycle of flower bulbs, and we’re...

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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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Caring for your flower bulbs once they’ve arrived
Planting Tips

Caring for your flower bulbs once they’ve arrived

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Oct 07, 2018

At DutchGrown we plan our deliveries in such a way that your flower bulbs are at their most ‘plantable’ when they arrive at your door. But if for whatever reason...

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Preparing your soil for flower bulb planting
Planting Tips

Preparing your soil for flower bulb planting

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Sep 21, 2018

To get the best flowers from your bulbs, you need the best soil. A well-drained flower bed filled with the right nutrients is easier to get than you might think,...

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When is the best time to plant my flower bulbs?
Planting Tips

When is the best time to plant my flower bulbs?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Sep 17, 2018

Spring bulbs should be planted in fall, but when in fall exactly? It all depends on the temperature of the soil and where you live. In this blog we will...

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Meet Ben, our Flower Bulb Specialist
Meet Ben, our Flower Bulb Specialist

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