November 22nd, 2011 
admin You may be surprised to learn that many of the same elegant heirloom flowers that inspired “Tulipmania” in the 1600s, and appeared in paintings of the Dutch Masters at that time, are still available to plant in gardens today. You can purchase many of these “time-traveling” tulips from garden centers and mail-order catalogs for fall [...]
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Tags: Clusiana tulip, garden centers, Rembrandt tulips, Tarda tulip, Viridiflora tulips 
Comments Off September 14th, 2010 admin You may be surprised to learn that many of the same elegant flowers that inspired “Tulipmania” in the 1600s, and appeared in paintings of the Dutch Masters at that time, are still available to plant in gardens today. You can purchase many of these “time-traveling” tulips from garden centers and mail-order catalogs. While some are [...]
Posted in Fall garden, Tulips Tags: botanical tulip, garden centers, gardens today, Rembrandt tulips, Tulip tarda, Tulipmania No Comments » March 22nd, 2010 admin Impatiens can be planted under trees although special care is needed, as the tree roots will compete with the flowers for space, water, and nutrients. here will require frequent watering and additional fertilizer. One easy solution is to construct a slightly raised garden six to eight feet from the tree. Or you can dig out [...]
