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By Miles Hunter, November 3, 2011

November 7th, 2011

Start your Amaryllis now for Christmas Blooms!

If you are looking for some beautiful flowers to bloom in your home for the holidays look no further than Amaryllis. These bulbs provide your with weeks of colour through the holiday season, often blooming well into January. Taking about 6 to 8 weeks from the time you plant them they can produce multiple flowers stems with 3 to 6 blooms per stem. For 2011 we have 10 varieties to choose from including:

• Apple Blossom
• Charisma
• Exposure
• Minerva
• Mont Blanc
• Nymph
• Orange Sovereign
• Papillio
• Red Lion
• Red Pearl

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By Miles Hunter,

November 3rd, 2011

It is time to Start your Paperwhites for Christmas Blooms!

Paperwhites is the name given to these easy-to-grow Daffodils, also known as Narcissus. Paperwhites grow and bloom indoors very easily. They require little care but reward you with a long period of fragrant indoor flowers. They are great near an entrance way to greet your guests or in your living or dining room to add a sweet fragrance.

Paperwhites can be grown in a pot with soil, but do just as well in rocks with water. To grow them in soil find a suitable pot and plant the bulb so that the top third of the bulb is visible above the soil. Water them until the soil is evenly moist. To grown them in water place an inch or two of rocks or glass beads in the bottom of a vase. Place the bulbs on top of the rocks an fill the vase with water until it touches the base of the bulb. Place the pot or vase in a bright sunny window to encourage the bulbs to grow. Regularly check the pot or vase adding water as needed. It is best if you plant the bulbs in the soil or rocks and place them in a cool room for 2 to 3 weeks to let them develop roots. Then move them indoors where it should take 4 to 6 weeks to bloom.

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By Miles Hunter, October 6, 2011

October 6th, 2011

Bigger Bulbs Produce Better Flowers!

When it comes to bulbs size matters. Bigger bulbs produce more flowers and at David Hunter Garden Centers you can find the largest Allium, Tulip, and Daffodil bulbs. Our selection of bulbs for 2011 include the Jumbo Allium ‘Large and Purple’, three varieties of Jumbo Tulips; Red Impression, Maureen, and Big Smile and the Jumbo King Alfred Daffodils.

For the Tulips Red Impression is a deep red, Maureen is a clean white, and Big Smile is a bright yellow. The flowers on these Tulips are produced on a strong sturdy stem and will be the size of a large hand. These bulbs will bloom in May and June and each flower can last for weeks. Be sure to add Evergro Bulb Food (3-15-8) to the soil when you plant and again in the spring when the bulbs begin to emerge.

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By Miles Hunter, October 5, 2011

October 5th, 2011

Celebrate the Beauty of Spring – Plant Dazzling Daffodils!

Daffodil bulbs, also known as Narcissus, are one of the most spectacular bulb to plant in your garden. They have cheerful yellow blooms in spring, they are perfect to grow in pots or on your garden, and they are squirrel and rabbit resistent. A group of Daffodils can bloom repeatedly in your garden for months in the spring. If you plant them in a sunny location with well drained soil Daffodils will return to bloom again for many years. Our selection still includes over 30 varieties of Daffodils for you to choose from.

The most popular daffodil has to be the King Alfred Daffodil. This variety is indeed the King as it has one of the largest blooms. Growing to between 12 and 16 inches (30 to 40 cm) tall they will produce an abundant grouping of flowers in mid spring (March and April).

Here is a complete list of Daffodils that you can choose from right now:

• Avalon
• Bridal Crown
• Canaliculatis
• Cool Flame
• Double Campernelle
• Double Poets
• February Gold
• Flowerdrift
• Fortissimo
• Full House
• Gigantic Star
• Golden Ducat
• Ice Follies
• Irene Copeland
• Jack Snipe
• King Alfred
• Lancaster
• Las Vegas
• Little Gem (Mini King Alfred)
• Mount Hood
• Pacific Coast
• Pink Parasol
• Pipit
• Poeticus Recurvus
• Precocious
• Quail
• Rynveld Early Sensation
• Sailboat
• Tahiti
• Tete a Tete
• Yellow Cheerfulness

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By Miles Hunter, July 12, 2011

July13th, 2011

Enjoy the Beauty of Summer with Dahlias!

There is nothing more beautiful in the summer than a garden full of Dahlias. These beauties provide months of colour that lasts into the fall. Some varieties bloom right through October. They are easy to grow and require little maintenance. You can choose from a great selection that are potted and ready to flower.

Click here to download more information about growing Dahlias.

Click here for a list of Dahlias that we have potted for summer.

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By Miles Hunter, October 19, 2010

October 19th, 2010

Enjoy the Fragrance of Spring Bulbs – Plant Hyacinths!

Hyacinths are one of the most fragrant spring bulbs you can plant in your garden. They have a beautifully sweet fragrance, are deer resistant, and are easy to grow You can choose from white, red, pink, and blue flowers. this fall you can choose from 11 different varieties of Hyacinths for your garden. Thes include:

• Hyacinth ‘Carnegie’ – White
• Hyacinth ‘City of Haarlem’ – Yellow
• Hyacinth ‘Delft Blue’ – Blue
• Hyacinth ‘Hollyhock’ – Double Red
• Hyacinth ‘Isabelle’ – Double Dlue with green tips
• Hyacinth ‘Jan Bos’ – Pink
• Hyacinth ‘King Codro’ – Blue
• Hyacinth ‘King of the Blues’ – Blue/Purple
• Hyacinth ‘Peter Stuyvesant’ – Blue/Purple
• Hyacinth ‘Pink Pearl’ – Pink
• Hyacinth ‘Red Magic’ – Red/White

You can also grow Hyacinths indoors to add a little spring colour to your home during the holiday season by forcing them to bloom (Click here for more information about bulb forcing). There are four varieties of Hyacinth that have been prepared for growing indoors. These include:

• Hyacinth ‘Anne Marie’ – Pink
• Hyacinth ‘Delft Blue’ – Blue
• Hyacinth ‘Jan Bos’ – Red
• Hyacinth ‘L’Innocence’ – White

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By Miles Hunter, September 6, 2010

September 6th, 2010

Plant Fall Flowering Bulbs for Blooms Every Year!

Did you know that there are bulbs that flower in the Fall? There are several varieties of Crocus as well as other bulbs that can be planted in the fall and will flower in the fall. You can plant these bulbs from late August to October and every year they will produce an excellent show of flowers. Varieties that we carry include:

• Crocus Cartwrightianus
• Crocus Sativus (Saffron Crocus)
• Crocus Speciosus
• Crocus Zonatus
• Colchicum Album
• Colchicum The Giant
• Colchicum Waterlily
• Sternbergia Lutea 

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By Miles Hunter, February 5, 2010

Spring is the time for Bulbs to Bloom!

All the hard work in the fall planting your bulbs will rewards you with buckets of blooms in the spring. Your bulbs will begin to bloom starting in February with Snowdrops, Crocus. The blooms will continue with Hyacinths, Daffodils, and Tulips that can last until May or June.

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