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Top 10 Naturalizing Flower Bulbs For Easy Gardening
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Top 10 Naturalizing Flower Bulbs For Easy Gardening

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on May 24, 2017

“Which bulbs return every year?” This has been one of the most frequently asked questions by mail in the last couple of weeks. Naturalizing bulbs are bulbs that return every...

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What to Do After Tulips and Daffodils Are Finished Flowering in the Spring
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What to Do After Tulips and Daffodils Are Finished Flowering in the Spring

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on May 21, 2017

What you do with your spring flowering daffodils and tulips once they have stopped flowering depends on whether you want to try planting the same bulbs for next spring. If...

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7 Steps To a Flowering Garden All Spring
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7 Steps To a Flowering Garden All Spring

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Apr 04, 2017

As an avid gardener myself and working in the flower bulb business since I was 15 years old, I seem to be consistently coming across the same request. People want...

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Using Black Flowering Bulbs Effectively
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Using Black Flowering Bulbs Effectively

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Mar 31, 2017

To display dark colors to their best advantage, you need to use a few tricks. Pairing black flowers with pale or bright colors is an easy go to design combination....

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Tulips In Hot Climates: Is It Possible?
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Tulips In Hot Climates: Is It Possible?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Dec 14, 2016

Their vibrant colors, clean lines and classic cup-like shapes have made tulips a firm favorites for centuries. A single bloom makes a stunning statement in a simple vase, while fields...

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The Perfect Spring Flower Bulb Garden
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The Perfect Spring Flower Bulb Garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Nov 01, 2016

If you’ve ever admired a spring bulb garden, you may be wondering what the ‘secret’ is, but there are no secrets. Gardening with bulbs is really quite easy. It’s just...

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Where to Buy Top Quality Flower Bulbs?
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Where to Buy Top Quality Flower Bulbs?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Sep 02, 2016

Did you know when you buy flower bulbs the next flower bud is in the bulb already? The higher the quality of the bulb, the best chance to have a...

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