Archive for September, 2008

Rainbow of flower bulb watercolors

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Check out this series of watercolors that run the whole ROY G BIV spectrum, painted by Bulb Project team member Marcia Eames-Sheavly.
Ideas about how to use these for an art activity or to promote your flower bulb activities? Share them in the comments.

20 best spring bulbs

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

If this pictorial by Elspeth Thompson in the UK Telegraph doesn’t put you in the mood for ordering and planting bulbs this fall, nothing will. Of course, here in the U.S., our mileage may vary for a few of these. (I don’t expect any daffodil to flower from Christmas to March.) But [...]

‘Last child … ‘ webcast

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Update: You can now watch the archived webcast online.
Richard Louv, best-selling author, chairman of the Children & Nature Network, columnist, & recipient of the 2008 Audubon Medal will speak on Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder as part of the Cornell Plantations lecture series, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, Sept. 24. [...]

Flower bulb videos and podcasts

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Especially if you are new to flower bulbs, it’s helpful to actually see how some techniques are done. There are many excellent how-to videos online to help you out.
Visit our new Flower bulb videos and podcasts resources page to find links to some of our favorites.
In addition to the how-to videos and podcasts, some [...]

Fall Planting Projects Can Help Connect Kids & Families With Nature

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

This feature story from Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center helps put The Bulb Project in context.
The story focuses on author Richard Louv, who coined the term “Nature Deficit Disorder” in his 2005 book “Last Child in the Woods.” Louv feels that nature deprivation, a lack of connection with the sun, sky and [...]

Help us spread the word!

Monday, September 8th, 2008

This fall, we’re trying to spread the word far and wide about The Bulb Project website — to educators in schools, homeschoolers, 4-H leaders, after-school programs and other informal educational settings. Our flower bulb activities will fit right in with programs in all of those settings.
If you’d like to help us spread the word, [...]

‘Promises Promises’ - Spring-flowering bulb basics

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Spring blooming bulbs are all about promise. They sit there quietly in the box, under their crispy little brown tunics,waiting, just waiting to be put in the earth, to sit through the cold dark winter, only then do they erupt in all their glory!
That’s how Idaho garden writer Mary Ann Newcomer started her [...]

Fall bulb-planting confidence

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Soon it will be time to plant spring-flowering bulbs across a wide swath of the northern U.S. And while bulb planting is easy, I remember being very nervous the first time I planted them.
So if you’re new to bulb-planting, why not connect with an experienced gardener and offer to help them plant their bulbs? [...]