By Alan Down
Posted Layered Bulb Planting in Pots
I call it layered bulb planting but some call this “lasagna planting”. It’s easy to see why. Planting spring flowering bulbs in layers one on top of the other really does extend the flowering [...]
A Focus on Dahlias
Mid-summer is the time to focus on dahlias. No other plant rivals the Dahlia for shear brightness and brilliance! Once the plant of choice for only the dedicated enthusiast, the Dahlia [...]
An overdue visit to Keukenhof Garden in Holland
Keukenhof Garden near Amsterdam puts on an astounding annual display of spring flowering bulbs. At the end of a cold and grey winter in Europe visitors flood to see this colour spectacle but [...]
Daffodil Blindness and what to do about it
Daffodil blindness – that is apparently healthy daffodil bulbs but without flowers- is a puzzle to many gardeners. It can be easily rectified and here’s how. This phenomenon can be [...]
