Parrots Invade Chicago!
Watch as rare parrot tulips, that begin like small cabbages and turn Streeterville, a small neighborhood in Downtown Chicago, into red and yellow ...
Fall Bulbs for Spring Blooms
Now is the time to start thinking about planting bulbs for spring color. Garden centers and big box stores will soon have walls of cartons with all kinds of enticing pictures.
How does one decide what to buy? So many things to think about; color, height, bloom time, whether to experiment with the unfamiliar? Over the years I have put in hundreds of bulbs and I’d love to share some things I learned.
The bulbs you plant this fall have been engineered to give you a great display next spring. Whether the bulb will come up in consecutive years depends on what you plant.
Tulips are the most popular choice but most need to be replanted every year. I’ve planted Darwin Hybrids, Triumphs, single earlies and parrot tulips. I get one great year, a second OK year, then it starts to get dicey; maybe they’ll come back, maybe they’ll come back puny. My favorite is the Darwin Hybrid because they usually provide two years of great-looking flowers.
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Portmeirion to celebrate half century at Spring Fair To pay homage to the most successful and enduring range that Susan created, namely Botanic Garden, a Pink Parrot Tulip mug, vase and tea pot have also been |
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A house for grown-ups She created needlepoint parrot tulip accent pillows for the sofa nearby, and the seat cushion for a chair placed at an old German desk. and more » |
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DCCC exhibits 145 pieces from 14 artists in 'Simple Complexity' DCCC exhibits 145 pieces from 14 artists in 'Simple Complexity' displayed on the first floor of the exhibit, was inspired by the playful, feathered petals in the bloom pattern found in the Parrot tulip family. |
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Pig out on adventure with 'Toot & Puddle' Pig out on adventure with 'Toot & Puddle' Toot and Puddle share their discoveries with a menagerie of friends that includes Puddle's little cousin Opal, a parrot named Tulip, Otto the turtle, |
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Studio 53 Line-up for MNet on 17 January He walked through the hauntingly beautiful primeval forest of the legendary Vallée de Mai, which is also the last habitat of the endangered Black Parrot. and more » |
