12 Low Growing Spring Perennials

When you choose an area for fall planted bulbs think also about underplantings of low perennials that bloom in tandem with the spring flowers of tulips, daffodils, and the like. Some of the prettiest spring gardens are designed this way, and the benefit for the rest of the season is the persistent foliage that many of these plantings have.Spring companionsSince perennials need to be planted late...

My Favorite Tulip Varieties

First of all, I love tulips, and one of my sayings is that they are “the lipstick of the garden”. Tulips just brighten up the visage of the spring garden in a way that no other of the plants can do. Azaleas have that bright color,but sometimes in almost a garish way, while the tulips have a deep, rich, smooth color that in its satin hues can be bright and blendable at the same time. I’ve grown a...

Stretch The Bloom Season

Do you love daffodils? Tulips? All the flowers of spring? Or chrysanthemums? Daylilies? Which of these flowers makes your heart beat a little faster just looking at them? You can stretch the bloom season when keeping in mind that varieties of a type of plant may bloom at different times, and sequence it through a much longer time of blooming than if you had only one type. Many flowering plants will have this...