Tag: Hyacinths
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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We’ve written quite a bit about tulips lately and for good reason. They’re gorgeous flowers that look great in a vase or in your plant beds. But tulips aren’t the only flowers that grow from bulbs and must be planted in the fall. That’s right, there’s a huge variety of …
Read more Fall in Love With These Bulbs (That Aren’t Tulips)
Comments - 0Don’t forget Hyacinths, the bulbs with the big perfume, and an alluring history. The “other” major bulb for spring glory is the Hyacinth. It was made famous by Madame Pompadour, Louis XV’s favorite mistress at Versailles from 1741 until her death. As history tells us, she was a woman who knew …
Read more Don’t Forget Hyacinths
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