by Marde Ross | Mar 9, 2013 | All Categories, Gardening Tips for Daffodils, Tulips, Peonies & Naturalizing Bulbs, Tulips
In Palo Alto, I used to be called “The Tulip Lady” and today in Glen Ellen where I have my farm with daffodil hillsides, I am called the “Daffodil Lady”. Just as I was beginning to write this article on tulips, I got a call from a Daffodil Man...
by Marde Ross | Apr 10, 2012 | Tulips
The tulips below are tall and late. There is another late parrot tulip, Blue Parrot, to add to this group but it was not planted this year. Temple of Beauty Tulip Fantasy Parrot Tulip Sorbet Tulip Single – Late Variety Blushing Beauty Tulip – Tall, Single...
by Marde Ross | Jan 22, 2012 | Tulips
My listing of tulips available on my price list, are tulips that I have grown for many years and are my favorites. I have grown many which are not on that list, but these are among the most beautiful and reliable of those available that I can still obtain. There have...
by Marde Ross | Jan 18, 2012 | Daffodils, Gardening Tips for Daffodils, Tulips, Peonies & Naturalizing Bulbs, Tulips
Bulbs are dormant when they have died back to nothing more than the brown, dried, fat root. That root has all of the nutrition that it will need for the next year’s successful bloom. It is important to keep bulbs cool and in dark, dry conditions until they are...
by Marde Ross | Aug 22, 2011 | Daffodils, Other Bulbs for Warm Climates, Peonies, Tulips
I took pictures of all of my daffodil bulbs one year against a ruler to show the size. Bulbs differ in size according to variety, but one rule seems to hold true – plant a smaller bulb than the largest that can be bought per variety, and you will short yourself...
by Marde Ross | Aug 22, 2011 | Gardening Tips for Daffodils, Tulips, Peonies & Naturalizing Bulbs, Tulips
Before any preparation begins, the tulip bulbs are refrigerated for 6-8 weeks in warm climates. Take care not to place any apples near them in the cooler and the temprtature should be around 45 degrees. Do not freeze them! One Prepare the soil by digging down about...
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