Fall Planting
Looking for fall planting and gardening tips? The Eden Brothers blog has to covered with everything you need to know about planting seeds and bulbs in fall, for the best results in Spring.
Growing your own fruits and vegetables is rewarding. Growing heirloom varieties is even more so. Of course, growing our own saves us money and allows us to know exactly what goes into our food and, therefore, our bodies. But what’s the fun in growing conventional varieties anyone can go buy …
Read more 5 Heirloom Vegetables to Plant in Your Fall Garden
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As the long summer days begin to wind down and cooler evenings begin to show their face, home gardeners around the country should have one thought on their mind…get those fall gardens planted! Vegetables grown in the cooler fall weather have a tendency to taste even crisper and sweeter than …
Read more 5 Tips to Get Started on Your Fall Garden
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The bulbs like Tulips and Daffodils, that are planted in fall to bloom in spring. Easiest flowers of all! That’s the best thing about fall-planted bulbs. The secret is that the flower is already formed in each bulb…no green thumb required. And everybody loves them. They’re the first blooms of …
Read more Which “Fall Bulbs” are best for spring bloom in your region?
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Yes, you can. The bulb experts in Holland have studied fall bulb planting in the US for decades, and they’re the experts. See the list below for dates they recommend, by region. But yes, you can even plant into Dec. or Jan. in cold zones: Wait until after a killing …
Read more Plant fall bulbs into January?
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Why Stargazer is No. 1 This is the most popular lily in the world. And here’s why. The incredible beauty. The dreamlike scent. And much more. This is an oriental hybrid lily, many of which are quite tall. Stargazer grows only to about three feet. And unlike other oriental hybrids, …
Read more Stargazer, the most popular lily in the World
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As you may know, the Dutch Royal Family is called The House of Orange. It’s an ancient Royal Family dating back to the 1400’s. So forever, the hybridizers that create new tulips have worked hard on pure orange or blended orange tulips, often named for Princes and Princesses. This has …
Read more In Holland, Orange isn’t just a color
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Rhododendron. Hydrangea. Viola. Aster. Phlox. These are just some of the botanical “Latin” names you already know. OK. OK. Nobody needs to know them all, and I surely don’t. But I’ve learned that they’re the only way to be sure you’re getting the seeds or plants you really want. For …
Read more Botanical Names? You know more of them than you think!
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Most all perennials are fine for fall planting. But there are some that almost demand it–—like Peonies and Hostas. Peonies, the big beautiful flowers that bloom in late spring, have very large roots which take time to develop. An established peony root looks a lot like a bunch of carrots, …
Read more Now’s the Time: Plant Peonies and Hostas in Fall
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Do you know about “Rembrandt Tulips?” They’re some of the oldest of them all. Named after the 16th Century hybrids which were some of the earliest efforts of the Dutch tulip growers, they are the ones that touched off “Tulipomania.” It was an astonishing financial craze in Holland over the …
Read more Paint your own Rembrandt
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When you see those mouthwatering photos from Holland, ever wonder how the pros do all that? Well, there a few things they do and most of us don’t. It’s amazing how easy it is to plant bulbs like a pro. 1. Plant them close together, not spaced out! Nothing’s more …
Read more Secrets from the Pros
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