The Bloom Blog

Dried Flower Arrangements for Fall and Holiday Decorating

Dried Flower Arrangements for Fall and Holiday ...

The Garden Is Still with You If you spent time earlier this season drying flowers from your Summer garden, this is the moment all of that quiet preparation was leading...

Dried Flower Arrangements for Fall and Holiday ...

The Garden Is Still with You If you spent time earlier this season drying flowers from your Summer garden, this is the moment all of that quiet preparation was leading...

Flower Folklore and Garden Superstitions: The Hidden Stories Behind the Blooms You Grow

Flower Folklore and Garden Superstitions: The H...

Every Flower Has a Story Older Than Your Garden There is something fitting about pausing at this time of year, when the garden is quieting down and the evenings are...

Flower Folklore and Garden Superstitions: The H...

Every Flower Has a Story Older Than Your Garden There is something fitting about pausing at this time of year, when the garden is quieting down and the evenings are...

Putting the Garden to Bed: End-of-Season Tasks That Set Up a Beautiful Spring

Putting the Garden to Bed: End-of-Season Tasks ...

A Gentle Close to a Full Season There is a particular calm that settles over the garden in late October. The last Dahlias have given their final blooms. The Gladiolus...

Putting the Garden to Bed: End-of-Season Tasks ...

A Gentle Close to a Full Season There is a particular calm that settles over the garden in late October. The last Dahlias have given their final blooms. The Gladiolus...

Forcing Paperwhites and Hyacinth Indoors for Winter Blooms

Forcing Paperwhites and Hyacinth Indoors for Wi...

Flowers in the Darkest Months There comes a point every Winter when the garden has been quiet long enough that the absence of living flowers starts to feel genuinely noticeable....

Forcing Paperwhites and Hyacinth Indoors for Wi...

Flowers in the Darkest Months There comes a point every Winter when the garden has been quiet long enough that the absence of living flowers starts to feel genuinely noticeable....

Ranunculus and Bearded Iris: Two Spring Flowers Worth Getting to Know

Ranunculus and Bearded Iris: Two Spring Flowers...

Beyond the Tulips and Daffodils Tulips and Daffodils are the flowers most gardeners think of first when planning a Fall bulb order, and for good reason. But two of the...

Ranunculus and Bearded Iris: Two Spring Flowers...

Beyond the Tulips and Daffodils Tulips and Daffodils are the flowers most gardeners think of first when planning a Fall bulb order, and for good reason. But two of the...

Your Fall Bulb Planting Day: A Step-by-Step Guide

Your Fall Bulb Planting Day: A Step-by-Step Guide

The Box Has Arrived. Now What? There is a particular excitement that comes with opening a box of Fall bulbs. The papery skins, the weight of a healthy Daffodil bulb...

Your Fall Bulb Planting Day: A Step-by-Step Guide

The Box Has Arrived. Now What? There is a particular excitement that comes with opening a box of Fall bulbs. The papery skins, the weight of a healthy Daffodil bulb...

Allium: The Most Underrated Spring Flower in the Garden

Allium: The Most Underrated Spring Flower in th...

The Flower That Deserves to Be in Every Garden When most gardeners plan their Fall bulb orders, Tulips and Daffodils come to mind first. That makes sense, as both are...

Allium: The Most Underrated Spring Flower in th...

The Flower That Deserves to Be in Every Garden When most gardeners plan their Fall bulb orders, Tulips and Daffodils come to mind first. That makes sense, as both are...

Planning a Spring Cutting Garden with Fall-Planted Bulbs

Planning a Spring Cutting Garden with Fall-Plan...

Armfuls of Spring Flowers Start with a Fall Planting Plan There is a particular kind of joy in walking through your own garden on a Spring morning with a pair...

Planning a Spring Cutting Garden with Fall-Plan...

Armfuls of Spring Flowers Start with a Fall Planting Plan There is a particular kind of joy in walking through your own garden on a Spring morning with a pair...

How to Protect Fall-Planted Bulbs from Squirrels and Deer

How to Protect Fall-Planted Bulbs from Squirrel...

The Most Common Question Every Fall Bulb Gardener Asks If you have ever planted Tulip bulbs in October and found empty holes by November, you already know the frustration. Squirrels...

How to Protect Fall-Planted Bulbs from Squirrel...

The Most Common Question Every Fall Bulb Gardener Asks If you have ever planted Tulip bulbs in October and found empty holes by November, you already know the frustration. Squirrels...

Daffodil Types Explained: Trumpet, Large-Cupped, Double, Triandrus, and More

Daffodil Types Explained: Trumpet, Large-Cupped...

The Daffodil Family Is Bigger Than Most Gardeners Realize Most people picture a single flower when they think of a Daffodil: bright yellow, cup-shaped, nodding on a green stem in...

Daffodil Types Explained: Trumpet, Large-Cupped...

The Daffodil Family Is Bigger Than Most Gardeners Realize Most people picture a single flower when they think of a Daffodil: bright yellow, cup-shaped, nodding on a green stem in...

A Gardener's August Journal: What to Notice, What to Remember, and What to Plan

A Gardener's August Journal: What to Notice, Wh...

The Value of Paying Attention Late August has a quality unlike any other time in the gardening year. The pace is slower. The light is warmer. The beds are full...

A Gardener's August Journal: What to Notice, Wh...

The Value of Paying Attention Late August has a quality unlike any other time in the gardening year. The pace is slower. The light is warmer. The beds are full...

How to Grow Spring Bulbs in Containers and Pots This Fall

How to Grow Spring Bulbs in Containers and Pots...

Every Gardener Has Room for a Few Pots One of the most common reasons people hesitate to order Fall planted bulbs is the assumption that they need a large garden...

How to Grow Spring Bulbs in Containers and Pots...

Every Gardener Has Room for a Few Pots One of the most common reasons people hesitate to order Fall planted bulbs is the assumption that they need a large garden...