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Using Flower Bulbs for Your Wedding
Bulb News

Using Flower Bulbs for Your Wedding

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Mar 01, 2017

When it comes to planning your wedding, particularly if you’re planning to get married in spring, be sure to take the advantages of spring-flowering bulbs into account. These striking plants,...

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An Intimate Conversation About Mini Daffodil Tete a Tete
Featured Varieties

An Intimate Conversation About Mini Daffodil Tete a Tete

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Feb 01, 2017

Literally translated, ‘Tete a Tete’ means ‘head to head’, but this French expression really means ‘an intimate conversation’, and the nodding heads of a group of these daffodils certainly seem...

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Paperwhites – Fun, Elegant and Easy
Featured Varieties

Paperwhites – Fun, Elegant and Easy

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Nov 24, 2016

Paperwhites – fun, elegant and easy  Paperwhite narcissus bulbs produce gorgeous blooms and they’re tons of fun. They’re extraordinarily easy to grow, so they make a great plant for beginners...

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The Perfect Spring Flower Bulb Garden
Planting Tips

The Perfect Spring Flower Bulb Garden

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Nov 01, 2016

If you’ve ever admired a spring bulb garden, you may be wondering what the ‘secret’ is, but there are no secrets. Gardening with bulbs is really quite easy. It’s just...

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Are Dutch Flower Bulbs Really the Best?
Bulb News

Are Dutch Flower Bulbs Really the Best?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Oct 14, 2016

Have you ever wondered why so many of the bulbs available on the market come from the Netherlands? Is it a clever marketing ploy, or are Dutch bulbs really the...

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Where to Buy Top Quality Flower Bulbs?
Planting Tips

Where to Buy Top Quality Flower Bulbs?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Sep 02, 2016

Did you know when you buy flower bulbs the next flower bud is in the bulb already? The higher the quality of the bulb, the best chance to have a...

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Fritillaria for a Refreshingly Different Spring
Featured Varieties

Fritillaria for a Refreshingly Different Spring

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Aug 04, 2016

Spring: everything comes to life, and the commoner spring flowers are the first that come to mind. Daffodils, crocuses and early tulips are amazing, but what if you’d like something...

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Seeing Double! Double Flowering Tulips
Featured Varieties

Seeing Double! Double Flowering Tulips

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jul 08, 2016

What is something that you enjoy? Now double it! This is how I feel when I’m walking through a beautiful spring garden and I get the pleasure of seeing a...

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Meet Ben, our Flower Bulb Specialist
Meet Ben, our Flower Bulb Specialist

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