by Marde Ross | Sep 22, 2012 | All Categories, Gardening Tips for Daffodils, Tulips, Peonies & Naturalizing Bulbs
Daffodils need not worry about rodents and deer, but other bulbs like Tulips and Gladioli are susceptible to some or to others. These are the villians in the garden: Vole The vole is a mouse type of rodent who can traverse through gopher holes as well as dig his own....
by Marde Ross | Jul 20, 2012 | All Categories, Gardening Tips for Daffodils, Tulips, Peonies & Naturalizing Bulbs
Contact me at marde.ross@mac.com to request information on other quantities or cultural information. On my blog index you can find a great deal of information on various bulb varieties, but I can offer more detail. Red Charm Peony Peonies can be ordered now for fall...
by Marde Ross | May 8, 2012 | All Categories, Gardening Tips for Daffodils, Tulips, Peonies & Naturalizing Bulbs
The earlier you order your bulbs for planting in the fall, the earlier you will receive them and be assured that you will get everything that you want. As the season progresses, varieties become difficult or impossible to obtain in some cases owing to demand or...
by Marde Ross | May 3, 2012 | All Categories, Gardening Tips for Daffodils, Tulips, Peonies & Naturalizing Bulbs, Peonies
Selecting Sites for Peonies: One of the most important thing about planting peonies is that need to be sited in well draining soil as they do not like to have wet feet. They need to be planted in filtered shade in warm climates, if possible, as they will not bloom in...
by Marde Ross | Jan 22, 2012 | Gardening Tips for Daffodils, Tulips, Peonies & Naturalizing Bulbs
Preparing the soil for planting bulbs is important. For peonies and tulips the soil pH should be 6.0 to 7.0 or neutral. Heavy clay soils are not desirable, so poor soils should be amended with organic matter like compost, peat moss or your own compost pile before...
by Marde Ross | Jan 20, 2012 | Gardening Tips for Daffodils, Tulips, Peonies & Naturalizing Bulbs
The usual rule of thumb is to plant bulbs three times the distance from base to shoulder of the bulb. There are exceptions which I will go into at the end of this post. These large #1 size daffodil bulbs are the largest available and not found in nurseries. The...
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