Stunning borders with colourful spring blooms
Sometimes it feels like winter will never end. But then all of a sudden, the first spring blooms pop up. This is the sign we have been waiting for so long: spring is on its way! Shake off the dreary winter blues with colourful spring blooms and look ahead, ready for spring.
Flower bulbs: sleeping beauties during winter
If you want a garden filled with flowers in spring, plant bulbs and tubers in autumn. As they rest beneath the soil during winter, they are getting ready to shine in spring.
Flower bulb planting party
It’s almost that time of the year again: time to plant flower bulbs. If you turn the planting into a fun event, you will be finished in no time. Pick a nice day with some glorious autumn sunshine, and ask someone to help. You can turn planting into a real garden party with your partner, neighbours, and kids. Make sure you have some sweet treats and coffee and tea to hand, and enjoy the outdoors together.
Flower bulbs for happy bees
If you want lots of fluttering butterflies and buzzing bees in your garden, make sure there are plenty of flowers, such as spring-flowering bulbous plants. The bright colours, nectar and pollen provide a veritable feast for bees, butterflies and other insects.
Balcony happiness with flower bulbs
If the first green shoots after winter always make you happy, why not put some flower bulbs out in a pretty balcony planter or pot? They will really help bring that spring fever to your balcony or terrace. Plant them in autumn and put or hang them near your window. Spring will come knocking on your door before you know it!
Allium is the Flower Bulb of the Year 2023
Allium has been awarded Flower Bulb of the Year 2023. And not without reason! This majestic and imposing flower combines beautifully with other bulbs and perennials in the garden. What’s more, Alliums are a trusty friend to bees and butterflies. They are not only beautiful, but also good for biodiversity.
Allium is Bloembol van het jaar 2023
De sierui (Allium) is verkozen tot Bloembol van het jaar 2023. En dat is niet voor niks! Deze statige en imposante verschijning combineert perfect met andere bloembollen en vaste planten in de tuin. Én de Allium is een echte vlinder- en bijenvriend. Mooi voor in de tuin en voor de biodiversiteit dus!
The comeback of cheerful begonias in the garden
Tuberous begonias are all hip and happening again, whether in pots on patios or balconies, or in the border. This is hardly surprising, given that their many flowers can be enjoyed for months in all manner of cheerful colours. Plant the tubers after the last frost to enjoy them this very summer! Flower and leaf […]
Plant ‘summer-snacking bulbs’ for biodiversity
Are you looking for some company from happily fluttering butterflies and softly humming bees on your balcony or in your garden on a sunny summer day? Let’s create a snackbar for insects with blooming summer bulbs. With their nectar and pollen, many summer bulbs are perfect as snacking flowers. They increase biodiversity. What’s more, they […]
Dahlia: queen of the picking garden!
The colourful dahlia is a must-have in your picking garden. With their different shapes, colours and flowering heights, dahlias generate a real colour explosion. The best-known variety is perhaps the pale pink ‘Café au Lait’ dahlia. But if you really want to make colours pop, there are plenty of special dahlias to be found, from […]
