Create a Blooming Spring With Little Water

Drought and limited water resources have become a challenge for gardeners throughout the country. However, this does not mean that gardeners with limited water resources cannot enjoy beautiful blooms – It is all about choosing the right plants. Fall-Planted Bulbs such as Daffodils, Tulips, Allium, Crocus, and more are extremely drought-tolerant and only require initial watering when they are first planted, producing gorgeous blooms come spring.

September 21, 2012 · Amanda Shepard · Comments Closed
Tags: allium, crocus, daffodils, drought, fall planted bulbs, hyacinths, tulips · Posted in: Flower Bulbs, Gardening in Fall, How-Tos

Update: Planting Fall Bulbs in our City Garden

This past fall, my friend Jintina and I layered hundreds of fall bulbs in our city garden bed. We patiently waited throughout the winter months and once spring came, along with it came a rainbow of beautiful blooms! I captured pictures of as many different blooms as I could (there were new varieties blooming each day) and am happy to report that our layered planting was a gorgeous success!

June 15, 2012 · Amanda Shepard · Comments Closed
Tags: allium, crocus, daffodils, fall planting, Fall Planting for spring blooms, gardening in fall, Grape Hyacinths, tulips · Posted in: Flower Bulbs, Gardening in Fall, How-Tos

Reflecting on Fall: How Did Your Garden Grow?

After you have finished all of your fall planting, it is always a great idea to reflect on your garden from the past season and evaluate how everything did. I like to take “inventory” of everything I planted in the spring and summer and keep a garden journal with their progress. It is important to note what did well and what may not have met your expectations. For those plants that grew, bloomed, and wowed – make note to plant more next spring.

December 7, 2011 · Amanda Shepard · Comments Closed
Tags: allium, choosing plants, daffodils, fall planting, garden planning, planting, planting fall and spring, spring planting, tulips · Posted in: Gardening in Fall, Gardening in Spring and Summer, Gardening in the Winter, How-Tos, Wildflowers

Our Favorite Flowers

We are often asked by customers, “What is your favorite flower?” Usually unable to answer on the spot as there are just too many to choose from, we have decided to take the time to give everyone on our team the chance to answer this question once and for all.

November 15, 2011 · Amanda Shepard · Comments Closed
Tags: allium, amaryllis, annuals, bareroot plants, choosing plants, cosmos, crocus, daffodils, fall bulbs, fall planted bulbs, fall planting, flowers, hibiscus, holiday, Northeast Mix, t, Tree Peonies, tulips · Posted in: Flower Bulbs, Gardening in Fall, Gardening in Spring and Summer, Gardening in the Winter, Perennials, Vegetable Seeds, Wildflowers

Planting Fall Bulbs in our City Garden

This past weekend my friend Jintina and I finished planting our garden bed that is devoted to fall-planted bulbs. Greeted with a gorgeous fall morning, we put our gardening gloves on and got to work!

November 10, 2011 · Amanda Shepard · Comments Closed
Tags: allium, city gardening, crocus, daffodils, fall bulbs, fall planted bulbs, fall planting, tulips, urban landscaping · Posted in: Flower Bulbs, Gardening in Fall, How-Tos

Create a spring show with fall-planted bulbs

Fall-planted bulbs bring color and life to your spring garden. Whether its tulips, daffodils, crocus, hyacinths, or allium, the little amount of work it takes to plant them in the fall is well worth the stunning show they put on in early spring. We are frequently asked for tips on planting in the fall, and thought that we could share some of our best tricks with you.

November 4, 2011 · Amanda Shepard · Comments Closed
Tags: allium, daffodils, fall bulbs, fall planted bulbs, fall planting, Fall Planting for spring blooms, flowers, Hyacinth, planting, tulips · Posted in: Flower Bulbs, Gardening in Fall, How-Tos

When is it too late to plant?

A common question every fall is, “when is it too late to plant?” The answer is simple: If you can dig a hole, you can plant a bulb! As long as the ground isn’t frozen, go ahead and plant.

November 2, 2011 · Amanda Shepard · Comments Closed
Tags: allium, crocus, daffodils, fall bulbs, fall planting, tulips · Posted in: Flower Bulbs, Gardening in Fall, How-Tos

The real difference between our bulbs and the Big Discounter’s

"What is the difference between bulbs I can purchase at American Meadows and the bulbs from the Big Box Store?" This is a question our customer service team gets often throughout the year. The answer is simple- our bulbs are of the highest quality, size, and are fully guaranteed to grow. Trusting our products and [...]

September 8, 2011 · Amanda Shepard · 3 Comments
Tags: allium, bearded iris, bulb size, daffodils, fall bulbs, hyacinths, spring flowers, tulips · Posted in: Flower Bulbs, Gardening in Fall