Colourful flower bulbs for plant lovers
Plants make us feel good, so do some good with plants. Plants do more than just provide us with moments of Zen: they also put a smile on our faces. Flower bulbs in particular keep us busy in the garden even after what we think of as the gardening season is over. That’s because they are not planted until autumn.
Alliums: stunning sources of nectar
Alliums don’t just steal the show in your garden. Their flowers also benefit insects. Bees and butterflies simply love their many individual flowers brimming with nectar.
A flower bulb garden on a balcony or patio
If you’d like to start enjoying flowers on your balcony or patio in early spring, you’re in luck! That’s because flower bulbs are both the earliest harbingers of spring and create wonderful displays in flowerpots and plant containers.
Dwarf daffodils: flower bulb of the year
Dwarf daffodils are colourful heartwarming spring flowering bulbs. Dutch flower bulb traders have declared these cute little flower bulbs ‘The Flower Bulb of the Year’. So why not plant them in your garden? Their charming little flowers will give you that wonderful preview of spring early in the season!
Flower bulbs make you bloom
Thinking already about enjoying a colourful spring garden? If so, autumn is the right time to plant flower bulbs. Actually, the fun starts with popping them into the ground.
Trend Street Savage – Summer bulbs for gardens that relax the rules
Are you tired of hearing about all the rules you’re supposed to follow to attain a perfect result? If so, long live freedom! Take ‘the path less followed’ by planting summer bulbs. They add to a feeling of freedom and fit right into borders with that more naturalised look.
Trend Blended Cultures – Summer bulbs for an ethnic look
Did you know that we unconsciously feel good when surrounded by materials, colours and shapes typical of the present season? Summer bulbs in a wide range of colours will instantly transport us out of the internet bubble of our everyday lives.
Trend Inner Retreat – The healing power of summer bulbs
Being surrounded by plants reduces stress and increases our feeling of well-being. Planting summer bulbs is a way of creating your own quiet environment. You’ll discover that these plants make you feel as if an elegant buffer is separating you from the outside world.
A how-to on planting dahlias
When you plant trendy dahlias in your garden during spring, you’ll be enjoying fireworks of colour until well into autumn. But if you’re an inexperienced dahlia planter, here’s a handy how-to.
Gladiolus: the summer bulb of the year
The Gladiolus is such a popular summer bulb that flower bulb specialists have appointed it ‘Summer Bulb of the Year’. These plants introduce colour by producing tall spikes covered with flowers and surrounded by sword-shaped leaves. Their rewarding flowers provide unprecedented enjoyment.
