near the front door, along a walkway, or in mixed borders. These beauties are also a great choice for pots and planters. Hyacinths make wonderful cutting flowers, too, and look stunning in bouquets. As the flowers are famous for their fragrance, you can bring the sweet scent ...
There are three species of hyacinth:litwinovii,transcaspicus, andorientalis. If a plant isn’t in one of these species, it isn’t a true hyacinth. It’s theorientalisspecies that all modern garden hybrids and cultivars come from. We call these Dutch hyacinths. This distinctive plant has ...
which specializes in the production of tulip, hyacinth, and narcissus bulbs, annually grows more than 2 billion bulbs, of which about 850 million are exported (1970). The Federal Republic of Germany annually produces more than 94 million cut roses and 113 million carnations (the principal crops...
from seed raised in the UK as most American strains are considered to be inferior to the original heirloom – I tried these last year along with some ‘Knee Hi’ varieties from the 1970’s in pots for a wedding in Vermont, and they were a hit. So...
In both pots and in the ground, they will bear nice flowers without asking you to care for them. Cut wilted flower scapes as they die off, cutting the stem off as short as you can. Only cut leaves back when they have already turned yellow because that is when the bulb is stocking up...
Beekeepers Pancake Day byCHRIS|posted in:Bees and Honey,In The Kitchen,In The Kitchen|0 As a beekeeper with a store cupboard full of last seasons honey I was bound to take my pancake pleasure with some of the liquid gold sweetness of summer 2020. ...
A highly satisfactory use for artificial light has been in the forcing of Dutch bulbs without a sunny window. Hyacinths, tulips, and narcissi are potted as soon as received and kept in a dark location at 48° degrees Fahrenheit degrees until the shoots are 2-3″ inches out of the pots....