Great Bulbs and Perennials

Here is a great article and video discussing how to divide Bearded Iris. http://www.ksuhortnewsletter.org/newsletters/horticulture-newsletter-2015-no-28

http://greatbulbsandperennials.blogspot.com/2015/08/dividing-bearded-iris.html

Blue Flowers in Hitachinaka, Japan - National Geographic Travel Daily Photo

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We are continually adding design blends to our Fall Program and here is one for 2014. This one we call "Sunglow". Sunglow

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The absolute coolest tulip I've seen in a while. These photos have only one variety of tulip in them, called Tulip Hemisphere. As you can see it looks like 5 or 6 different varieties because of ...

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We have offered several new blends in our 2013 Landscape Bulb Program. Here are a few that I introduced. Impress Me Peeps The Emporer

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I know it's not bulbs or perennials, but I thought it might be of interest. A couple months ago the Village of Arlington Heights cut down my neighbors half-dead ash tree and today I see they drop...

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Iris germanica 'War Cheif'... that's who. It's amazing how dark the buds are before opening to this wonderful  chocolate reddish maroon. As the bloom progresses it will change color hues. Bu...

http://greatbulbsandperennials.blogspot.com/2013/05/guess-who-bloomed-today.html

Wow, what a week of weather we have had in Chicago area, first 5 to 6 inches of rain, then snow. Granted it wasn't much but it was April 20th.

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Just thought I'd post what's blooming to maybe lift a few spirits! Photos are not from this year, but they are blooming. It's raining today so current photos are not going to happen. Chionodo...

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I just spent three days traveling the mid-west visiting customers old and hopefully new, and loved talking plants and business with all of them. Most were upbeat despite the weather, economy and ...

http://greatbulbsandperennials.blogspot.com/2012/09/whats-in-name.html

I often advise both consumers and landscape contractors that when putting together bulb combinations that if you are not sure, to always keep it simple. Here is a great example of the basic tuli...

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Photo taken in 2007 of T. Princes Irene Photo taken in 2006 A lot of times people are always asking me "what's new". Each year we are always able to bring on some new variety of tulip or...

http://greatbulbsandperennials.blogspot.com/2012/08/one-of-my-favorite-tulips.html

Insect eating Monarda Anyone know what this little guy is?

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Standard Dwarf Iris 'Quicken' Iris 'Quicken' Although a couple of my dwarf Iris have opened a bloom or two this one 'Quicken' opened up the full planting. This photo taken on April 15th. ...

http://greatbulbsandperennials.blogspot.com/2012/04/first-dwarf-iris-opening-up.html

Giant Orange Sunset bed in Pella, IA My Daughter Margie Massive Blooms We have added to our Fall 2012 Landscape catalog a Gregii tulip called 'Giant Orange Sunset'. My people in Holla...

http://greatbulbsandperennials.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-introduction-for-landscape.html

Tulip Time Without Tulips? : This season's warm temperatures may spell trouble for Pella's Tulip Festival.

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Brunnera 'Jack Frost' The several years now that I have been back in the green industry, I can't help but notice how time and again many people talk about the same plants. Whether it's mysel...

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It'a related to the plants we all know as 'Lamb's Eras' but it's not like it at all. It's botanical name is Stachys minima more commonly known as Dwarf Betony. Wikipedia states " The distribu...

http://greatbulbsandperennials.blogspot.com/2012/02/hardy-little-plant-with-powerful-color.html

Bed of Tulip 'tarda' Tulip 'tarda' Unlike most of the tulips we have come to know and love, Tulip 'tarda' has a smaller star shaped flower and a more ground cover type of habit. Yellow an...

http://greatbulbsandperennials.blogspot.com/2011/10/not-your-normal-tulip-tulip-tarda.html

'Sahin's Early Flowerer' One of my favorite plants in any garden is Helenium, or more commonly known as sneezeweed. Looking a bit like miniature sunflowers, heleniums, or sneezeweed, are br...

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Many folks came up to our booth at the latest Midam trade show and asked about this plant because Tony LoBello, Design Director, Mariani Landscape spoke very highly of it in his lecture "The Tan...

http://greatbulbsandperennials.blogspot.com/2012/01/summer-snowflake-leucojum-aestivum-ssp.html

Every year the folks at Keukenhof Gardens have a specific theme and 2012 is "Poland - Heart of Europe". They then plant an area with over 50,000 bulbs and create a mosaic in bulbs. The mosaic s...

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 If you've never seen these growing you would think this to be the craziest spring bulb out there. It looks like something from a more tropical land. I snapped these photos at he Keukenhof Gard...

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JUST A REMINDER THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT THOSE BULBS THAT WE LOVE TO SEE BLOOMING IN SPRING. PICTURED ARE SEVERAL VARIETIES OF ALLIUMS. Allium Purple Sensation Allium sphaeroceph...

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Not a very encouraging thing, it reminds me of when I was young and they tore down all the elms in Chicago. The streets were lined from one end of the block to the other with tree limbs. It looks...

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