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When to Plant Bulbs

Posted by Brent & Becky's Admin on Feb 12, 2019

After a long, harsh winter, there are very few things we look forward to more than the first signs of fresh life poking through our soil in spring. These jolly green sprouts usher in the warmer temperatures, and continue to do so throughout the season, in the depths of summer heat, right up until the arrival of autumn. However, in order to put on their spectacular season-long show, their planting must be as well-timed as the punchline of a joke.

What To Do With Hyacinth Bulbs After Blooming

Posted by Brent & Becky's Admin on Jan 21, 2019

Hyacinths are popular over-the-winter blooms for an impressive list of reasons - they offer delightful color in the middle of a dreary winter season, they fill our homes with an intoxicating fragrance, and they are gorgeous blooming bulbs that are simple to force indoors for a touch of spring when we most need it.

But once you’ve brought your hyacinth inside and been rewarded with their fun display, they still need a little bit of TLC in order to survive to keep blooming in seasons to come. Thankfully, bulbs planted in soil can easily recycle their nutrients for another year of blooms if you guide them through the process, so it’s surprisingly simple to keep your hyacinth happy! However, if you’ve forced bulbs using only water, you may want to toss those in the compost pile, as they won’t have enough nutrients reserved to bloom again. Hyacinth blooms might be gorgeous, but they don’t exactly need extensive pampering to make it to the warmer spring weather.

Bulb Resources for Inspiration

Posted by Brent & Becky's Admin on Jan 07, 2019

If we were to ask you to describe us, we’d bet the first thing you’d think of would be “the bulb people”. It’s our hobby, it’s our job, and it’s our passion. Bulbs are a part of our everyday lives and if you love them as much as we do, then you’ll love these amazing resources we’ve found over the years that fuel our inspiration.

Growing Lilies

Posted by Brent & Becky's Admin on Apr 24, 2018

Very few flowers are as ubiquitously popular as the lily. They appear everywhere, in great number, in garden centers and backyards every spring season. They have also been heavily featured in ancient tradition and even religious texts.

Gardening as an Anti-depressant

Posted by Brent & Becky's Admin on Apr 05, 2018

Most of us love gardening because it makes us happy. There’s so much satisfaction and joy to be found in growing plants, from planting, to the first tiny shoots of green in spring and onwards. The dirt in our hands is such a contrast to so much in our digital lives. As it turns out, the glow you feel when you have fresh soil in your hands isn’t strictly psychological.