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Preparing Vegetable Beds
Preparing Vegetable Beds: Your Guide to a Flourishing Garden As the gardening season approaches, many of us are eager to start planting our favorite vegetables. However, successful gardening begins long before the seeds are sown. Preparing your vegetable beds properly...
Round Parisian Carrot – Prized by Gourmets – 900 Seeds
The round Parisian carrot is a little round carrot that is a nineteenth-century French heirloom! This round Parisian carrot variety is an early orange-red carrot that grows almost more like the shape of a large radish. The growth of the round Parisian carrot excels in clay or rocky soil where other carrots have problems developing properly owing to longer tap roots.
Saffron is Easy to Grow
growing saffron is easy and can be done in the backyard
Tulip and Hyacinth Planting Season – What a Variety of Colors!
Tulip and Hyacinth planting season runs from October through the following March, and depending on your location, you can plant them throughout this season. These stunning flowers bring vibrant color to your garden after the winter months, and with a little planning,...
Tulip and Hyacinths Bulbs Can Be Planted Now!
Plant tulip and hyacinth bulbs based on your climate and zone. Ideally, plant them in the fall, from late September to early December. In cooler zones (3-7), plant from late September to October for root establishment before freezing. In warmer zones (8+), planting...
Hyacinth Colors Have Expanded
Hyacinth Colors Have Expanded from just blue, pink, white, and yellow. Discover the vibrant palette of hyacinth colors with which to work. Blues are now found in a range from Aqua and light blue through dark purple and some have lighter edges. Orange and Peach are now...
Planting Creeping Thyme Seeds
Creeping thyme seeds are a fantastic choice for gardeners looking to establish a versatile and attractive ground cover. It is known for its dense, low-growing habit, Creeping thyme is a popular and adaptive dwarf ground cover that thrives in various landscape designs....
Tulips will be Ready to Plant in December
Tulips ready for December planting! I have quantities of less than 100 of most of the tulips I sell. They are in the walk in refrigerator getting their full allotment of cold and will be ready to plant upon receipt. File your gardens with stunning color combinations....
Planting Saffron Crocus
Saffron Crocus is a bulb that produces the stamens that, when cut and harvested, produce the most expensive spice in the world, Saffron. This bulb is grown in great quantities in the Middle East and India along with many other countries. Our bulbs come from The...
White Amaryllis Belladonna
White Amaryllis Belladonna adds stunning beauty to the growing list of warm climate bulbs. This large bulb produces trumpet-shaped flowers around a central cluster. It grows best in Zones 6-9, where each bulb sends up a stem from bare ground, giving it the name “Naked...
Alerti Peonies, Golden Dawn Daffodils, Heirloom Freesias
Now is the perfect time to order Alerti peonies, Golden Dawn daffodils, heirloom freesias, Watsonia, tulips, and other flowering bulbs. For more information on quantities or growing tips, contact me at marde.ross@me.com. You can also find helpful details on various...
Peonies, Daffodils, Tulips, Saffron Crocus and other Bulbs – Order Today
Now is the perfect time to order your Peonies, Daffodils, Tulips, Saffron Crocus, and other spring-blooming bulbs. They will arrive at the beginning of October and can be planted immediately, except for tulips in warm climates. Tulip bulbs in warmer areas need 6 to 8...