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VIDEO: Tulip Garden Tour with Summer Rayne Oakes 🌷

June 24, 2025/in Blog, Bulbs, Flowers, Summer Rayne Oakes

Watch as Summer Rayne Oakes of Flock Finger Lakes takes us on a tour of her stunning tulip garden at her Meadow House Gardens. Last fall, Summer planted over 4,000 tulip bulbs using Espoma Organic Bulb-tone, and today her garden bursts with color from more than 100 tulip cultivars.

In this video, Summer showcases her favorite tulips, including the elegant ‘Sarah Raven,’ captivating ‘Flaming Flag,’ and dreamy ‘Ume no Murasaki.’ She also demonstrates how she feeds her tulips with Espoma Organic Flower-tone, ensuring healthy, vibrant blooms all season.

Summer’s Tips for Planting and Caring for Tulips:

Plant bulbs in the fall using a high-quality organic fertilizer like Espoma Organic Bulb-tone for optimal nutrition.
Water bulbs thoroughly after planting to help establish roots.
Feed tulips after sprouting with a high-quality organic fertilizer like Espoma Organic Flower-tone for lush blooms.
Avoid fertilizer contact with blooms or foliage to prevent burning.
Consider naturalizing tulip varieties that are known to return each spring.

Bonus Tip: In addition to tulips, Summer planted a variety of perennials throughout her garden beds. Summer recommends planting with a high-quality organic starter fertilizer like Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus to reduce transplant shock and help promote strong, healthy roots for big, beautiful blooms.

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VIDEO: Spring Garden Awakening with Summer Rayne Oakes 🌿

May 20, 2025/in Blog, Bulbs, Flowers, Spring Gardening, Summer Rayne Oakes

Spring is stirring in the Finger Lakes, and Summer Rayne Oakes of Flock Finger Lakes is already deep into her garden chores. In this video, she takes us on an early-season walk through her ever-evolving landscape highlighting emerging bulbs, sharing design plans, and laying the groundwork for a bountiful, sustainable year ahead.

Summer uses organic products for all her gardening projects—including our trusted Tone line of organic fertilizers, premium Potting Mixes, and organic Liquid Fertilizers—to create healthy, thriving spaces across her property. When planting new bulbs like daffodils and tulips, she relies on Espoma Organic Bulb-tone to set them up for success. And whenever she plants something new, Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus is her go-to to support strong root development from day one.

For all her new garden beds, Summer builds nutrient-rich soil from the ground up with Espoma Organic Raised Bed Mix, Land & Sea Gourmet Compost, and our premium Potting Mix—ensuring each planting area is full of organic matter, supports microbial life, and has optimum moisture-holding capacity.

From rewilding meadows and restoring forest edges to designing pollinator patches and building a 60-foot sustainable chicken coop, Summer’s garden isn’t just beautiful—it’s intentional. Her approach reflects a great mission: to nourish plants, support biodiversity, and build a healthier planet from the soil up. 🌱

Watch the full garden walk to get inspired for your own spring garden reset!

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VIDEO: How to Plant Daffodil Bulbs in Late Fall for Beautiful Spring Flowers 🌼 with Wyse Guide!

December 17, 2024/in Blog, Bulbs, Espoma Videos, Fall Gardening, Kaleb Wyse

Planting daffodil bulbs in late fall is the perfect way to prepare for a colorful spring garden. Kaleb Wyse from Wyse Guide shares his top tips for planting bulbs to set them up for success. A key step is using a high-quality organic fertilizer like Espoma Organic Bulb-tone when planting. The fertilizer provides essential nutrients that will be ready and waiting when the soil thaws, helping bulbs quickly establish roots and produce vibrant, healthy blooms in spring.

Don’t miss your window to plant before the ground freezes. With just a little effort now, you’ll enjoy bright, cheerful daffodils when spring arrives!

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VIDEO: Planting Camassia with Summer Rayne Oakes!

December 2, 2024/in Blog, Bulbs, Espoma Videos, Flowers, Summer Rayne Oakes

Camassia, a native North American bulb, is a stunning spring bloomer that thrives in USDA hardiness zones 3-8. Often underutilized these bulbs are known for their striking blue, lavender, or white flowers.

In this video, Summer Rayne Oakes of Flock Finger Lakes shows how to plant Camassia bulbs and shares her top plant care tips. Summer recommends mixing in a high-quality organic fertilizer like Espoma Organic Bulb-tone when planting. This practice ensures these bulbs get the nutrients they need to produce big, beautiful blooms.

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VIDEO: How to plant GARLIC in the FALL ? ? with Wyse Guide!

September 20, 2024/in Blog, Bulbs, Kaleb Wyse

Follow along with Kaleb Wyse from Wyse Guide as he demonstrates how to clean, prep, and plant his recently harvested garlic bulbs. Kaleb plants his garlic in the fall to harvest the following summer. In this video, Kaleb also re-pots some Jade plants using Espoma Organic Potting Soil Mix before heading out to his raised bed garden. There, he amends his beds, which are filled with Espoma Organic Raised Bed Mix, by adding Espoma Organic Bulb-tone and Espoma Organic Chicken Manure. These provide the essential nutrients his garlic bulbs need to germinate and grow successfully next spring.

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VIDEO: Planting Spring Tulips and Transplanting Boxwoods 🌿 with Wyse Guide

May 17, 2024/in Blog, Bulbs, Fruits & Vegetables - None, Kaleb Wyse

Join Kaleb from @WyseGuide as he tackles his latest gardening project!

In this video, Kaleb shares his go-to technique for planting tulip bulbs using Espoma Organic Potting Soil Mix to get them off to a great start. He also demonstrates how to spruce up a garden bed along his charming farmhouse by adding boxwood plants. Kaleb shares expert tips for successfully transplanting boxwoods using Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus and Plant-tone products to give them the nutrients they need to thrive.

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VIDEO: Planting Lilies in Containers with Summer Rayne Oakes ??|| Flock Finger Lakes

April 8, 2024/in Blog, Bulbs, Flowers, Summer Rayne Oakes

Planting Lilies is a great way to beautify your outdoor space.?Check out the video below as Summer Rayne Oakes From Flock Finger Lakes walks you through the planting process step by step.
Summer fills her outdoor containers with Espoma Organic Raised Bed Mix and plants her Lily bulbs with Espoma Organic Bulb-tone to ensure her lilies have the best growing conditions to bloom successfully.