May 23rd, 2012 
Don Belvedere Team In addition to the popular summer bulbs like dahlias, cannas and tuberous begonias, we can grow crocosmias in our exotic garden (Crocosmia sp.). These beautiful bulbous plants are native to South Africa and they belong to the family of iridescent. Their slender leaves form a tuft taking a little look like a fountain. The flowers [...]
Posted in April gardering, Spring flowers, spring garden 
Tags: bulbous plants, exotic garden, family of iridescent, grow crocosmias 
Comments Off March 14th, 2012 Don Belvedere Team Among the most popular potted plants sold as a gift on the different occasions, the one which is most extraordinary,is, indoor azalea. This azalea, hybrid azalea sometimes called Belgian – because the first hybrid of this kind have been developed in Belgium in the mid nineteenth century – is of complex origin: one parent is [...]
February 28th, 2012 Don Belvedere Team This shrub with fragrant flowers is a treat to for butterflies, bees, bumble bees and hummingbirds. A little history The Buddleia (Buddleja or) davidii is a shrub native to northwestern China and Japan. Discovered in 1869 by the missionary father David, it was not until 1893 that the first seeds are appearing on the European [...]
Posted in Spring flowers, spring garden Tags: beautiful fragrant flowers, flower spikes, fragrant flowers, lilac summer, spring-flowering plants Comments Off May 11th, 2011 Don Belvedere Team Moving spring-blooming bulbs, using coffee grounds in the garden, and planting dahlias are some of the gardening tips for this month. If you want to move some spring-blooming bulbs to another spot, or thin thick clumps of daffodils, wait until the foliage has turned yellow later in summer, then carefully dig them up and let [...]
Posted in May flowers, May garden, Spring flowers, spring garden Tags: clumps, Daffodils, gardening tips, planting dahlias, spring-blooming bulbs Comments Off April 29th, 2011 Don Belvedere Team Bedding plants are the answer to a gardener’s prayer for instant color and faster growth in a summer flower garden. With our short growing season, why wait for seeds to sprout and plants to grow when you can achieve the same end result–and a lot quicker–with bedding plants? “Bedding plant” is the industry’s term for [...]
