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Bouquet Tulips - Lucky New Garden Trend?
Did you know that your garden may have the luck of the Dutch with bouquet tulips? Just what does that mean? Good things come in fours. Think of a four leaf clover. Do you know how lucky you are to find a four-leaf clover? Why...
Amaryllis Secrets
Amaryllis are one of the easiest of bulbs to force and is certainly the most elegant and spectacular of the forcing bulbs. Paperwhites pale in comparison to these gigantic flowers native to South Africa and South America. And...
Dutch Gardening is Similar to Square Foot Gardening
Dutch Gardening sounds new, but is it? According to Wikipedia, "The Dutch garden is distinguished by its dense atmosphere and effective use of space. On an international level, a garden with tulips is also easily labeled as a...
Tulips and Their Role in Different Cultures
Tulips have been, and are still, being admired by people in many different regions and cultures. Wild Tulips are found in Europe, Africa and Asia. Their native area stretches from southern Europe to northern Africa, and...
Anthurium
Anthurium, also being called as the Flamingo Lily, Painters palette or Tailflower is the member of the Araceae or the arum family. There are around 800 species of Anthurium flowers being widely grown in the tropical regions...
A Smoke Bush Unlike Any Other
Smoke Bush 'Young Lady'
Some people call them smoke trees; some people call them smoke bushes. They are dense and bushy; but they usually grow to about 15 feet tall. This week we are featuring a new smoke bush that is much...
Dutch Tulips
Annually, Netherlands produces an approximate nine billion flower bulbs. In April and May, the flower fields in west Holland bloom at their best.The beginning of the cultivation of flower bulbs for the purposes of commerce was...