Author: Mary Lou Gripshover

soil testing

Thanks to all who replied to my question about soil testing. I’ve a call in to Ohio State, waiting for a reply. I’d already decided to cover the beds with plastic after removing the remaining bulbs. So, thanks, Keith, for…

soil testing

Friends, I’ve just returned from taking soil samples to my county ag agent, only to be informed that the only testing will be for N, P, K. What I wanted now was a diagnosis of what is killing my bulbs.…

Van Bourgondien Bulbs files for Chapter 11

The Old House Gardens newsletter reported that the Van Bourgondien family, which has been growing and selling flower bulbs for over a century, filed for Chapter 11 protection on January 26. This includes its garden center division, Simple Pleasures Flowerbulbs,…

today in Ohio

N. x koshinomurae is blooming today. This has been grown in a pot and protected, not in the open. It’s a cross of N. fernandesii and N. panizzianus, and it has a lovely fragrance. The bulb was given to by…

blooming outside

Today ‘Heidi’s Sister’ is in bloom here in Ohio. There’s another bud to come. This is the first year I’ve had it, so I don’t know if the petals will reflex more as the flower matures. Mary Lou