Bulb planning and planting: bulbs for the middle of your border

These taller bulbs can hold their own in the middle of your perennial border.

Daffodils 'Thalia'


Daffodils 'Thalia'
Height: 14"
Blooms very late spring.

When gardeners ask for a white daffodil, this is the one we recommend. The exquisite narcissus is the snowiest white of all the white daffodils. It produces 2-3 fragrant blossoms per stem.


Daffodils 'Fragrant Rose'


Daffodils 'Fragrant Rose'
Height: 16"
Blooms late spring.

Large-cupped Daffodils are the workhorses of the Daffodil world. The beauty of this flower is in its peachy pink, goblet-shaped cup and its exceptional fragrance, which reminds some folks of old garden Roses.


Daffodils 'Parisienne'


Daffodils 'Parisienne'
Height: 16"
Blooms mid-spring.

'Parisienne' is a delightful bi-color daffodil that has white petals and a deep orange cup.


Daffodils 'Delnashaugh'


Daffodils 'Delnashaugh'
Height: 18"
Blooms Late spring.

I don't know that the picture does these ruffley beauties justice. 'Delnashaugh' produces large and lovely double white flowers with a delicate salmon heart.


Daffodils 'Petit Four'


Daffodils 'Petit Four'
Height: 18"
Blooms early spring.

A unique daffodil voted the Number 2 Show Flower at the 1983 Narcissus Show at Keukenhof, Holland. Beautiful contrast between the white petals and the apricot-rose crown.


Allium 'Purple Sensation'

Shown here in a lovely combo with Hesperus.



Allium 'Purple Sensation'
Height: 30"
Blooms very late spring.

Big bang for your buck, and look how great they look in big numbers. The photo above shows a grouping of 25. The 'Purple Sensation' are so affordable, you can do that too!


Fritillaria 'Ivory Bells'




Fritillaria 'Ivory Bells'
Height: 32"
Blooms mid-spring.

Also known as Fritillaria of Persia, Ivory Bells is a rare and unusual variety. It bears white bell flowers on tall spikes that grow up to 3 feet high. The mid-Spring flowers are deliciously fragrant and exude a natural old-fashioned charm. Matte green foliage creates a base that showcases the flowers.

Bulb planning and planting: bulbs for the front of your border

Obviously our favorite shorty for the front of your perennial bed:

Allium 'Ivory Queen'


Allium 'Ivory Queen'
Height: 8"
Blooms very late Spring.

Why do we love them so much: the low, shapely leaves and the compact, long lasting white flowers.


Muscari armeniacum




Muscari armeniacum
Height: 6"
Blooms Mid-spring

Why do we love them: bright blue flowers edged with a very thin line of white. (They are inexpensive and they naturalize.)


Scilla siberica


Scilla siberica
Height: 6"
Blooms in early spring

Why we love them: naturalizing and delicate downward facing flowers wave in the early spring breeze.


Daffodils 'February Gold'


Daffodils 'February Gold'
Height: 10"
Blooms early-spring

Why we love them: they naturalize and spread effortlessly.


Daffodils 'Tete a Tete'


Daffodils 'Tete a Tete'
Height: 10"
Blooms early-spring

Why we love them: sooo fragrant!


Daffodils 'Jack Snipe'


Daffodils 'Jack Snipe'
Height: 10"
Blooms Mid-spring

Why we love them: they are rock garden rock stars.

Victoria Gardens' Gift Guide: Adorable Raccoon Ornament

Now that the road is open, we hope you all will stop by for birthday presents and holiday gifts (maybe even a gift or two for yourself)!

We have a wide selection of these adorable animal ornaments in stock now.

More gift ideas.

Bulb Planting: Top 3 Bulb Planting Tips!

#1 Bulb Planting tip: Mix Bulb-tone in with your soil when you plant your bulbs and sprinkle established bulbs with Bulb-tone in the fall! (See Bulb-tone note below*)

#2 Bulb Planting tip: It is easiest to plant bulbs after you cut your perennial garden back. Squeeze bulbs into the spaces in between all your perennials (remember that your bulbs are up and over before your perennials have filled in.)

#3 Bulb Planting tip: Plant in groupings of seven and nine for dramatic impact.



*Bulb-tone info:

Espoma Bulb-tone 3-5-3 fertilizer for flowering bulbs.
A Complete Plant Food with All 15 Essential Nutrients

Perfect for all bulbs including tulips, daffodils, crocus and hyacinths
Complex blend of natural organics provide complete & balanced feeding of all 15 nutrients.

Environmentally safe. No sludges, hazardous or toxic ingredients.
Long lasting, slow release. Won’t burn or leach away.
Contains organic matter rich in vitamins and beneficial microbes to improve soil.

1 pound equals approx. 3 cupfuls

New Plantings

Row Plantings: Apply Bulb-tone at the rate of 1 lb (or 3 cupfuls). for each 25 ft. of row. Mix Bulb-tone well into the soil. Place bulbs at proper depth and cover with soil.

Individual Bulb Planting: Dig hole to proper depth. Mix 1 heaping teaspoonful of Bulb-tone in bottom of hole with soil. Cover this mixture with a small amount of soil. Insert bulb at correct depth and cover with soil.

Bed Plantings: Spade the soil deeply and mix 5 lbs. of Bulb-tone into 100 sq. ft. of soil (or 1 cup for every 7 sq. ft.) of soil. Plant bulbs at proper depth and spacing and cover with soil.

When spring or summer plantings reach a height of 6 inches, a side dressing of 1 lb. (or 3 cups) to each 25 feet of row or 5 lbs. to each 100 square feet of bed. Individual plants may be fed by applying a heaping teaspoonful around and 2 to 3 inches away from each plant. Dahlias and gladioli may be fed monthly.

Established Fall Plantings

Apply Bulb-tone at the rate of 5 lbs. to each 100 square feet (or 1 cup per 7 sq. ft.) after plants have bloomed. This will provide plant food for strengthening the bulbs for the following years growth.

Victoria Gardens' Gift Guide: "That'll do Pig."

Too early to be thinking of the holidays?
Fair enough, but we will be adding a Gift Guide Section to our website, and this is only a preview.

Now that the road is opening, we hope you all will stop by for birthday presents and holiday gifts (maybe even a gift or two for yourself)!

We have a wide selection of these adorable animal ornaments in stock now.

More gift ideas.

Fab, Fab, Fall Foliage: Deutzia gracilis 'Duncan' (Chardonnay Pearls)

Summer foliage of lime-yellow offers outstanding color and brightens shady spots in your garden, and then in autumn turns a striking burgundy. (Super fab.)

Pearl-like buds explode into a shower of white flowers in the spring. Can tolerate full sun to partial shade. Compact growing habit (20" by 20") is the perfect small shrub for perennial borders.

Fab, Fab, Fall Foliage: Azalea viscosum 'Pink Mist' (Swamp Azalea)

Swamp Azalea: Can anyone really appreciate how fabulous this shrub is when its name makes it sound like a B-movie creature from the depths?

When in reality, Azalea 'Pink Mist' is a fragrant, long-blooming azalea (late May through early August) that also has fab, fab, fall foliage!

Mature size 4' to 6' tall and wide. This deciduous shrub can tolerate full sun to part shade, normal to wet soil conditions (its tolerance for wet feet and flooding being the source of its unfortunate common name.)

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