tete-a-tete miniature daffodil by ndrwfgg TheGardenLady received this question from someone calling him or herself “Garden Challenged”. I’m having guests next weekend and would like to put something pretty in the outdoor planters. Any suggestions for something that can survive mid-March in West Chester, PA (outside of Philadelphia)? Visit your neighborhood plant nurseries. I recommend […]
Bulbs. by don.wing45 Everyone knows that fall is the time to plant many of the bulbs that will bloom in the spring. All the stores are now carrying daffodils, tulips and other bulbs and catalogs are sending out the bulbs you ordered this spring. But fall is also the time to plant other plants for […]
At the Foot of the Magic Tree by JLMphoto If you are planning to have tulips or daffodils or any bulbs blooming next spring, this is the perfect time to plant them. Bulbs can be planted in the ground now until the soil freezes so hard that you can not dig it. But even though […]
Grave Daffodils by evinrisca TheGardenLady received this question from Lynn. An older lady at my church needs appropriate plants to use at her husband’s grave. Can she call you? She does not use computers. Cemeteries have different requirements on what is allowed to be planted on graves. More and more cemeteries do not allow permanent […]
Eyes on the Sun by Handcanons TheGardenLady received this question from Fran. I was given some daffodils at my garden club meeting this week. They had bloomed already and there were just bulbs with green leaves on them. I live in zone 8 in Florida and was told that I could grow daffodils in Florida. […]
TheGardenLady received this question from Cecilia. I have some daffodils in pots and the flowers have already dried out. What do I need to do to keep them healthy for next year? Or will theybe fine without my help? When the flowers on your daffodils dry out, cut them off. This goes for daffodils growing […]
TheGardenLady received this question about daffodils: I have also recently received a small pot of daffodils for indoors [probably from the local grocery store. It has the colored foil around it]. They doubled in length in one day, look healthy, and have smaller buds about to come out. I keep them in my room which […]
TheGardenLady received this question from Sally. How would you condition daffodils that will be used in an underwater arrangement for 24 hrs? Once underwater, is there anything that can be added to stabilize the flowers? TheGardenLady has never tried to make underwater arrangements and wonder if the writer of this question is planning an underwater […]