Showing posts with label bulbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bulbs. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Friday, August 7, 2009
Dutch designer liberates bulbs from mass plantings
Dean Fosdick writes for AP featuring Dutch landscape architect Jacqueline van der Kloet who comes up with new tonal and structural combinations throughout the growing season by scattering a few well-chosen bulbs alongside perennials in random layouts in contrast to the traditional mass bulb plantings. Complete article available at WRAL site>
15 best combinations from Cornell Flower Bulb Research Program
Cornell Flower Bulb Research Program - Site from Cornell University's Horticulture department provides suggestions on perennial bulb combinations and photos on through the growth season. Click on link to Cornell Flower Bulb site>
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Plant of the Day - Lachenalia (Soldier Boys)
Lachenalia is a genus with bulbs in the Hyacinthaceae family found in Namibia and South Africa. There are around 110 species (80 of those are found in the Cape region.) Most of these have a dormancy period and grow new roots each year. Polyxena has been transferred to Lachenalia by J.C. Manning, P. Goldblatt & M.F. Fay in "A revised generic synopsis of Hyacinthaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae", Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3): 533-568 (2004). Those species continue to be found on the Polyxena wiki page until they are widely accepted as Lachenalias. Information about Lachenalia from Don Journet was provided on the pbs list in three posts in February 2007. The first was a general introduction and discussion about growing the species, the second discussed propagation, and the third covered pests, diseases, general discussion, and references.
Australia: Peter Cundall: spring
Peter Cundall
July 22, 2009
July 22, 2009
AS SPRING gradually approaches we can already see the shapes of things to come. Everywhere are those brittle, bright-green spikes from hidden bulbs, popping up through grass, dead leaves and garden beds. These apparently tender shoots are amazingly tough when it comes to resisting frosts - in fact they love the cold - but they are very much at risk from anyone walking carelessly over parts of the garden. Read more>
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