Posted by Allyn Paul Under Environmental Info, Landscape Tips, Planting Flower Bulbs, Uncategorized |

You all know by now that I love tulips in the spring and daylily in the summer but one problem that I have encountered here in the Midwest is what is know as “deer browsing.” Deer browsing basically means that your landscape becomes a salad bar for hungry deer.

I think that’s a cute term, and deer themselves are even cuter, but truthfully, deer damage is devastating to my expensive plantings.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love seeing the deer. We see them in the cornfield behind the house quite often. I just don’t want the deer damaging my landscape in the process.

How to Protect Plants From Deer

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Posted by Allyn Paul Under Landscape Tips, Planting Flower Bulbs |

Last fall, I showed you how to plant tulips using a cordless drill. I am now preparing a series of articles where I’ll show you how to plant hundreds of tulips in a landscape bed without breaking your back. But before we get all happy in the dirt, here is a common misconception associated with Holland’s greatest export that I thought I’d share with you.

Are Tulips Perennial?

Perennial means, “returns every year,” as opposed to annual, which means it lives one year and dies. Click Here to Continue Reading »