How to Use Bulbs in the Landscape
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- November
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The International Flower Bulb Center in the Netherlands has launched a new Web site to help landscapers and gardeners learn how to use bulbs in their gardens.
Here’s a description from the weekly GMPRO newsletter:
“Online bulb resource available for landscapers
“Int’l. Flower Bulb Center in Hillegom, Netherlands, has launched the Bulbs in the Landscape Web site to provide landscapers in the U.S. and Canada info about the use of flower bulbs. Divided into 7 sections, the site provides info on common uses and applications including as part of flower mixes, seasonal bulbs, as well as specifics on planning, planting and maintenance. A section with downloadable charts provides details on perennializing bulbs by climate zone, bulb/perennial companion plantings, names of flower bulbs and more. Most info is presented in both metric and American units of measure.”



Bill Cary grew up in Louisville, Ky. His gardening was limited to growing parsley and impatiens on the windowsill of Manhattan walkups until the mid-1990s when he bought a rundown old chicken farm on 8 acres in the Hudson Valley. Now he spends his weekends chasing deer, hacking away at invasive shrubs and vines and wondering why he doesn`t have more meadow and less lawn.






