by Marde Ross | Dec 9, 2011 | Other Bulbs for Warm Climates
The Giant Scilla may be the largest bulb in the world. Its massive bulb grows as big as a soccer ball, dwarfing most other bulbs. In fall, the Giant Scilla produces lush, large leaves that cover the ground beautifully. However, these leaves die back completely when...
by Marde Ross | Nov 15, 2011 | Gardening Tips for Daffodils, Tulips, Peonies & Naturalizing Bulbs, Saffron Crocus - Crocus Sativus
Most saffron require cold to bloom prolifically and beautifully each year. But there is another crocus which has been around for a long time and which has much different needs and conditions to produce both beauty and a useful product – that expensive spice,...
by Marde Ross | Nov 3, 2011 | Peonies
Here is a technique in replanting peonies. Once the peony have been divided, they can be replanted. I usually plant them about one foot apart. You might like to have them farther apart, scattered among roses or in perennial beds. We dig down about one foot and mix in...
by Marde Ross | Nov 3, 2011 | Peonies
In California, the tools for dividing peonies are not as heavy duty as those for hacking apart small tree trunk sized peony roots! Earlier in my blog is a picture of tools used in colder climates. Here some of the clumps grow to be the size of coffee tables. Those...
by Marde Ross | Aug 22, 2011 | Daffodils, Other Bulbs for Warm Climates, Peonies, Tulips
Buying cheap bulbs will lead to disappointing results. One year I took pictures of all of my daffodil bulbs 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 rather than the largest that...
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