Blog Post
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How to Plant Tulips by Zone
When to Plant Tulips by USDA Hardiness Zones 3–9 At Breck’s, we’ve been helping gardeners grow spectacular tulips for generations. From bold Darwin Hybrids to elegant Triumph varieties, our Dutch-grown...
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How to Prepare Soil for Planting in Your Garden
Preparing the soil for your garden is a crucial step in ensuring a successful and bountiful growing season. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting, understanding how to prepare...
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How to Take Care of Tulips: Planting, Watering, and Growing Tips
Looking for the best way to take care of tulips? Whether you're planting new bulbs or wondering how to keep tulips coming back every spring, this guide covers everything you...
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Spring Bulb Guide: Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs
To better determine when to plant spring bulbs, there are a few factors to consider that can help ensure a successful and beautiful bloom. First of all, it's important to...
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Best Mulch For Flower Beds
There are several types of commercially available mulch available for your flower beds. Mulch helps improve soil moisture, prevents plants from drying out too quickly, and reduces erosion and compaction...
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All About Pollination
Plan Bee: Attract Pollinators to Your Garden Savvy growers understand the crucial role the bee and butterfly and other pollinators play in their gardens, nurseries, orchards, vineyards and farms. How...
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Gardening Tips for Zones 5 & 6
Encompassing parts of the country from coast to coast, planting zones 5 and 6 are the most common areas to which perennials and bulbs are compatible. So, if you are...
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How to Grow Ranunculus
Ranunculus are cool season perennials with exquisite, multilayered flowers that come in stunning hues of red, orange, pink and yellow, to name just a few! Ranunculus are a natural fit...
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Cutting back: Pruning basics
Pruning, for many gardeners, is among the most dreaded aspects of growing. A big reason is that no two plants are exactly alike: different sizes, forms and bloom times warrant...
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Naturalizing with Daffodils
Ever a visual delight, daffodils are colorful and carefree, and a wonderful choice for naturalized gardens. Naturalizing with daffodils doesn't just beautify the landscape, it also ensures the color and...
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Bulbs and Bareroots, Explained
We’re sure you’ve heard all these terms before, but the differences between them can be a bit confusing. So let’s talk about which is which, and what the differences are....