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Beautiful Yellow Bulb Flowers

Yellow flowers are quite common, and yellow is a very popular flower color. Even though yellow flowers are readily available, not all yellow flowers are ordinary. Yellow bulb flowers are extraordinary, and there are a number of yellow bulb flowers that are stunning. Some of the prettiest flowers available are yellow bulb flowers, and you […]

Evergreen Tree Species Resistant to Being Windblown

Persistently windy locations can be a frustrating challenge for the home gardener. High winds cause broken limbs and leaf loss in many deciduous trees. However, many different species of evergreen trees are resistant to wind damage and flourish on wind swept sites. Evergreens offer vertical interest and year-around greenery in the landscape. Evergreen trees also […]

Plants that Grow Well in Alkaline Soil

Garden flowers with alkaline soil above 7.0 have a pH value. An increase in pH causes a reduction in the nutrients available for plant growth, resulting in some species not surviving. Iron is one of the major nutrients that become unavailable due to a high pH level. One benefit of having alkaline soil is that […]

Giant Types of Pumpkins: A Guide to Using and Growing

We may never know what type of pumpkin Charlie Brown’s “Great Pumpkin” was. There several different varieties of giant pumpkins that it may have been. Here is a guide to the different types of giant pumpkins, including what they are used for and some points for gardeners. Atlantic Giant Pumpkin: The Giant of Giant Pumpkins […]

Beautiful Alliums for Your Yard or Garden

Alliums are beautiful bulb flowers that are really decorated with onions, and garlic flowers are absolutely gorgeous. Alliums typically consist of a perfect ball of hundreds of tiny flowers, and each one is elegantly borne on a single sturdy stem. No other flower compares to garlic. Garlic is definitely a unique flower bulb that brings […]

Flowers that Attract Butterflies

Butterflies are fascinating creatures that many people enjoy observing, and butterflies are beneficial insect people want to attract to their gardens and yards. If you enjoy watching butterflies flutter and glide, and if you are captivated by their brilliant colors and graceful flight, consider planting flowers that will attract butterflies to your yard and garden. […]

Unique Bulb Flowers

Bulb flowers are unique in every sense of the word. Bulb flowers boast unique vivid colors, and bulb flowers tend to be more unusual than perennial and annual flowers. Bulb flowers appear to be much more complex in color and shape, and this makes bulb flowers highly unique and highly desirable. Bulb flowers appear perfect […]

Beautiful Blue Bulb Flowers

There aren’t many true-blue flowers compared to all the other colors of flowers available, but there are true-blue bulb flowers that are definitely blue and exceptionally beautiful. If you love the color blue and would like to fill your bulb garden with beautiful blue flowers, consider the following true-blue bulb flowers. These blue bulb flowers […]

Beautiful White Bulb Flowers

Many people prefer bulb flowers to annual flowers. Bulb flowers come up year after year, and bulb flowers are a good investment since they multiply. The main reason people often prefer bulb flowers to annual flowers is the unique beauty they possess. Those who love bulb flowers realize that bulb flowers are beautiful beyond compare. […]