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Preview Our Spring Catalogue

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NEW! Foliage and flowers for 2020 🌿 Start your spring planning now.

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Your Guide to Planting & Growing the Most Amazing Alliums

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When both the temperature and leaves begin to drop, we know that it’s time to start getting those fall-planted bulbs in the ground. And certainly one of our all-time favorites that bridges spring and summer together has got to be Alliums. Offering bright color, unique form, and fantastic pest-resistance, they’re undoubtedly one bulb you won’t want to forget in your fall planting!   Why You Should Grow Alliums Of course, one of the most apparent benefits of Alliums is their beautiful appearance. Like something straight out of a Dr. Suess book, these plants sport pretty, pom-pom-shaped clusters of tiny florets...

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How to Protect Your Bulbs from Squirrels

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  As long as we have been planting fall bulbs, we have been bothered again and again by those not-so-friendly visitors: squirrels. Anxious for a nibble of our freshly-planted tulips and crocuses, they ransack our fall plantings and leave us empty-handed in spring. So, what do we do to protect them?   Why Squirrels Eat Bulbs While their ruthless scavenging may be frustrating to wake up to the day after careful planting, the truth is, their excavating escapades are actually far more than just a tasty treat. In fact, bulbs are one of the few ways that squirrels can get...

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Top 3 Bulb Collections for Pollinators

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When it comes to bulbs for pollinators, we know and love our favorites, from Tulips to Hyacinths. But when it comes to planting them in the garden, it can be tough to know what to plant together that will look good and grow together in a companion relationship, until everything is already in the soil.

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Care & Maintenance of Summer-Flowering Bulbs & Perennials

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Care & Maintenance of Summer-Flowering Bulbs & Perennials  By: Brent Heath, Co-owner, Brent & Becky’s   We’re in the peak of summer blooming right now, and you may be beginning to wonder what to do with your summer flowers when they are finished blooming. Well, to make it a little simpler, let’s walk through some of the most common bulbs and perennials and discuss what we can do to make the most of them this year and for years to come!   Agastache Also known as Mexican Hyssop, Agastache is a fantastic pollinator plant, drawing in many different pollinators to the...

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