About Tulips
1. Tulips rising in fall. Much of Canada has been enjoying a bit of unseasonably warm weather this fall. Some gardeners are asking about their
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November 13, 2020
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Bulbs
About Bulbs
1. Roots or stems. Bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers; which are which? There are true bulbs, as in onions and tulips; there are corms, as
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October 15, 2020
Spiky Flowers
1. Flowers on spikes. Spiky flowers could refer to flowers with spikes or flowers that form on a spike-like stem; we’re using it to refer
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June 26, 2020
About Flowers for Easter
1. Easter flowers. Some of the plants and flowers associated with Easter are simply early spring flowers, like potted hydrangeas, while others have attributes that
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April 10, 2020
About Hyacinths
1. Fake. Hyacinths were voted the flower most likely to be mistaken for fake, by me, this morning. With their perfect waxy-looking flowers (Wikipedia calls
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March 6, 2020
Canna Infection
A tissue gone viral We all know that people and computers both get viruses, but guess what? Plants can get viruses too. These can be
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March 1, 2019
Beauty in a Bulb: 6 summer magicians for glowing colour
By Dorothy Dobbie If there is one thing that bulbs, especially summer bulbs, have in common it’s incandescent colour. The flowers of dahlias, gladiolas, crocosmia
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May 10, 2018
What Bulbs to Plant in Fall
Plant fall bulbs for a brilliant display in spring time Fall is the time to think about putting in your tulips and daffodils for next
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September 18, 2017
Bulbs, Corms and Tubers
What is the difference between bulbs, corms and tubers? And what about all those other things? To start, they are all underground storage units ready
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September 10, 2016