Archive for October, 2008

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Sunday, October 26th, 2008

This is the fall bulb planting season and the press can’t write enough about the virtues of spring-flowering bulbs. Here are some of the best recent articles:
Naturalizing Spring-Blooming Bulbs - This article from Find Gardening magazine provides the how-to details in 5 easy-follow, well-illustrated steps. “Over time, these plantings tend to redesign themselves, [...]

Web roundup

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Lots of web bulb information flows on the Internet this time of the year. Here are some interesting articles gleaned this week:
100 perfect flowers for under $20 - From Fine Gardening magazine’s blog. Daryl Beyers waxes eloquent on the value of bulbs for the beginner and expert alike. “100 perfect flowers for [...]

Cornell students plant bulb labyrinth

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Last week, students in Dr. Bill Miller’s Herbaceous Perennials class at Cornell University planted a bulb labyrinth at the Department of Horticulture’s Bluegrass Lane turf and landscape research facility. Miller is the head of the Flower Bulb Research program at Cornell.
Here is a high-angle shot of construction, courtesy of Bob Chiang, Landmark Images.

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Christian Science Monitor online features The Bulb Project

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Read about The Bulb Project and Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, in the online edition of the Christian Science Monitor.
If you’d like to help us spread the word about The Bulb Project, see this blog post with links to news releases.

Update [11/2/2008]: Natural Settings Help Brain Fatigue - In short [...]