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Nothing says spring more than the beauty of bulbs like daffodils and tulips. These beauties revolutionized gardening in Europe in the 16th century, commanding exorbitant prices for a single tulip bulb. Their discovery by the West changed the traditionally practical gardens of food and herbs into places for leisure and visual enjoyment. |
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Estella Rijnveld |
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With all the new perennial introductions these days, bulbs are often overlooked. Tulips should be treated like an annual, but there are plenty of genus that available that naturalize, coming back year after year in all their glory.
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Plenty of Types That Naturalize |
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It is easy to fill the gaps in the winter garden with some bulbs. I like to group them in the same hole. This saves labor and makes for a better show in the spring. At the nursery we put bulbs in our containers this time of year, over-planting with other perennials or annuals like pansies, violas and winter daisies. These containers add so much to the nursery in the spring and you can do the same at your house.
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World's Favorite |
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Many folks come into the nursery in the spring asking for the bulbs they see blooming in people's yards. We have to tell them it is too late. Don't be too late this spring. PLANT BULBS NOW!!!
Good bulbs for forcing indoors: paperwhites, amaryllis and hyacinths. Who says winter needs to be glum?
Here are some of the bulbs to choose from at Star Gardens:
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Tulips: |
Juan- striped foliage, early bloomer
World's Favorite- perennial, red/yellow
Estella Rijnveld- parrot tulip
Angelique- peony tulip, late bloomer
Candy Club- bouquet tulip
Also Brown Sugar, Margarita, Red Impression and more! |
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Daffodils: |
Dutch Master- classic
Palmares- pink butterfly
Yellow Cheerfulness- fragrant, late bloomer
New Baby- fragrant, mini jonquilla
Tete a Tete- classic
Fortissimo- good naturalizer
Enricheer- you'll want this one!!!
And many more! |
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Crocus: |
Mix- one of the first to bloom |
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Hyacinth: |
Knock you out with fragrance!
Delft Blue- good for forcing
Purple Voice- rose purple
Blue Jacket- deep blue |
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German Iris: |
4 new 2009 introductions- rebloomers
Clarence- light blue/white
Pass the Wine- peach, pink, maroon
Buckwheat- light golden yellow
Tennison Ridge- deep purple with white |
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For Forcing: |
Amaryllis and Paperwhites |
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We also have: |
Muscari, Snowdrops, Cyclamen and Freesia |
October Specials
It is our Anniversary Month and we are celebrating with a major sale- just in time for the best planting month of the year, October!
30% off all TREES and ROSES
20% off all 1-5 gallon sizes of shrubs and perennials
20% off Forcing Bulbs
Don't forget Sure Start and Deer Repellant spray to get your new additions off to a good start!
What's New This Month
Wild Flower Seeds just arrived- we have single varieties like California Poppy, Blue Lupine, Yellow Lupine, and Baby Blue Eyes. We also have seed mixes like "Spring Fever" and "California Wildflower."
Sweet Peas: Now is a good time to plant these incomparable spring bloomers. Plant enough to fill your house with fragrant cut bouquets in spring. There is nothing sweeter.
Pansies: Selection should be good this month, and they survive our coldest weather here.
Lawns: Now is the time to seed a lawn or just rejuvenate an old one. The cool nights and warm days are perfect for dwarf fescue seed germination. Avoid rye/blue grass mixes as they require more water and do not hold up in the heat as well.
Cool Season Veggies: The selection for the winter garden is excellent right now so do not delay. I love harvesting my winter greens for all the hearty soups I make in winter. The home-grown broccoli last year almost melted in my mouth. It is worth the effort, so what is stopping you?
Deer, deer, deer: We are coming into the worst time of year for deer damage. Not only do they have so little to eat in the wild, but most things have stopped putting on growth for the year. Anything eaten to the nub is going to stay that way for months. I have been fooled into thinking that the first rains mean I can quit worrying about damage, only to have to look at my folly all winter long.
Frost Protection: We have stocked up on anti-transpirant spray, plant protector bags and frost cloth. We are switching over from polymer based "Cloud Cover" anti-transpirant to natural pine-resin based "Wilt Proof".
S.O.F.T.- Pick up your special order fruit tree forms now or just call to place your order. Check availability at www.davewilson.com
Important Announcement:
We usually do not close on Wednesdays until November 1st, but Michelle hurt her shoulder and is unable to work. I am closing closing on Wednesdays in October due to understaffing. Please call on Wednesdays this month to see if we are open. Thanks.
Beginning November 1st :
Hours 10 am to 4 pm
Closed Wednesdays
See you soon,
Tanya
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