Blog List Category: Bulbs

Iris Identification – Which Type of Iris Do I Have?

Iris are very common in the garden and often people ask for help to plant, grow, move or divide them. The answer to such…

Canada 150 Tulip – Confusion About Cultivar Names

Canada will celebrate its 150th birthday in 2017. To mark this celebration, Canada is launching a special tulip called…

Spring Bulbs – Buying and Planting

It is fall and some gardeners are getting tired of their gardens. So what do they do? They go out and buy bulbs for spring…

Snowdrop – Should They be Transplanted ‘in the Green’?

Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis and other Galanthus species, are one of the best spring flowering plants. The common advice given…

Worlds Largest, Smelliest Flower – Titan Arum

 The titan arum (Amorphophalus titanum) is reported to be the worlds largest flower but this is not strictly true. It is…

Growing Garlic – Hardneck or Softneck?

I have grown garlic for years and consider it the easiest vegetable crop to grow. I have always been taught that, given our…
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