Catch up with Summer Rayne Oakes from Flock Finger Lakes as she takes you on an early spring garden tour of her beautiful green space. In this video, Summer walks through her gardens, sharing insights and tips on her plant material and how she’s preparing for the growing season. Watch as Summer demonstrates how she uses Espoma Organic Raised Bed Mix to fill her raised beds, ensuring her plants have the best growing medium for success.
Watch Laura from Gardenanswer as she adds beautiful NEW pink perennial plants to her garden.
In this video, Laura showcases a variety of stunning pink perennials that are sure to add a pop of color and charm to any garden. Laura shares her expertise on selecting the perfect spot for each plant and provides helpful tips on care and maintenance. Laura incorporates Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus fertilizer into the planting process to ensure her new plants get off to a strong start. This organic starter fertilizer is specifically formulated to provide essential nutrients that promote strong root development and help plants establish themselves quickly in their new environment. Using Bio-tone, Laura gives her pink perennials the best chance to grow, thrive, and bloom to their fullest potential.
Join Kaleb Wyse from Wyse Guide as he takes you on a delightful tour of his garden and shares his expertise on planting vibrant spring annuals and transplanting boxwood plants. In this informative video, Kaleb demonstrates his trusted techniques for creating stunning spring pots that will brighten up any outdoor space.
To ensure the best results, Kaleb relies on Espoma Organic Potting Mix, which provides an ideal growing environment for his plants. He also incorporates Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus into the soil, delivering essential nutrients that promote healthy growth and help his plants thrive.
Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just starting out, this video offers valuable insights and practical tips for creating a beautiful and thriving garden this spring.
Join Summer Rayne Oakes of @FlockFingerLakes on a tour of what was once a boring lawn and is now a beautiful garden. This garden boasts a variety of sections filled with everything from herbs and flowering plants for pollinators to shrubbery and trees. Summer delves into the details of each plant type, explaining its benefits to both her space and the local ecosystem.
During her garden renovation, Summer filled her raised garden beds with Espoma Organic Raised Bed Mix, ensuring a rich growing medium for her new plants. While planting, she also used Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus to give her plants the essential nutrients they needed for successful establishment.
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Everyone loves the big, colorful blooms that come with hydrangeas, and getting them started is easier than you think! Follow along with Kaleb Wyse as he uses Espoma Organic Holly-tone and Soil Acidifier to fertilize his hydrangeas for spring.
Seed starting is easy when you follow along with Wyse Guide! Bundle up your seeds this winter with Espoma Organic Seed Starter, and by the time it’s warm enough to put them outside, you’ll already have beautiful, strong root growth. Watch the full video below for a step-by-step introduction to spring your seeds into action!
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Spring has sprung and it’s time to get outside and plant up some early spring containers. A trip to the local garden center will surely inspire you. Plant big pots of brightly colored bulbs and annuals to liven up entryways, patios and balconies. Laura from Garden Answer shows you just how easy it is to do in the video below.
Laura fills her containers with tulips and violas, true harbingers of spring. Alternatively, you could also use daffodils and other cold hardy annuals like Iceland poppies or nemesia. In cold climates, it’s important to select plans that are hardy enough to withstand a cold snap.
These early spring containers will flower for a month or so, bridging the gap from early spring to the frost-free date. When it’s time to plant summer containers, replant the tulips out into the garden where they’ll bloom again next spring. The violas may also be moved to a lightly shaded area of the garden.
Four Easy Steps to Early Spring Containers
Prep Containers. Fill containers three-quarters full with good, quality potting soil like Espoma’s Potting Mix and prepare to plant bulbs at the depth they were in the nursery pot.
Add Nutrients. Add Bulb-tone fertilizer to the soil, following package directions.
Get ready to plant. Gently remove the plants from their pots and loosen roots. Add plants.
Finish it up. Backfill containers with more potting soil and water deeply.
Enjoy flowers for even longer by choosing tulips or daffodils that are not yet in full bloom. When finished blooming, just remove the flower stem. The leaves will still provide a vertical accent and the bulbs need the foliage to replenish themselves.
Taking time to deadhead the violas will extend their bloom time. If temperatures are cool, you may only need to water containers once a week.
Check out these videos from Garden Answer about tulips and early spring planting.
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Right about now, daffodils and tulips are in full bloom making even the simplest of streets beautiful.
People are snatching up the blooms and putting them in vases and arrangements. And some are even heading into garden centers to get those flowers for their garden.
Don’t worry! There are many varieties of spring-planted bulbs that are just as beautiful as your traditional favorites.
Keep your garden thriving and plant bulbs now to have amazing summer color. Wait until the last frost date has passed to plant to ensure your bulbs won’t freeze. Check the tags on your bulbs for planting information or head over to your local garden center for specific region information. Don’t forget to mix your soil with Bulb-Tone to create beautiful big blooms!
Our Favorite Bulbs to Plant this Spring
Dahlia
With a variety of sizes, colors and designs, dahlias have become one of the most popular flowers. Be sure to buy a bunch of bulbs though, it’s hard to plant just one. Bloom time is between mid-July and September. These dazzling beauties will showcase your garden anywhere you plant them. They are technically a tuber, but are planted the same way you would plant a bulb.
Lily
Stay on trend this year and plant a lily. With the option of Asiatic, Trumpet or Oriental, or a mixture of the three, your garden will be full of color lasting summer through fall. Look for lilies with the color and pattern to add texture and design. Bloom time is between June and September, depending on variety.
Begonia
Known as a grandmother’s flower, begonia’s are perfect for any garden. Most people don’t know that the begonia family is quite large, with lots of colors, shapes and sizes. Bloom time starts in mid-July. Since there areso many options with begonias, choose something in the double flower, ruffled double flower or the pendulous varieties.
Calla Lilies
This eye-catching flower will add wonder to your garden. Calla lilies are elegant and timeless and perfect for containers. They come in a large variety of colors and textures to match every style. Bloom time is between July and October. Grab varieties of calla lilies such as Flame, Captain Marrero or Ruby Sensation for the paintbrush affect.
Ranunculus
This exquisite flower is a display itself with its layer upon layer of silky petals. It is similar to a roseand is often considered high end delicacy. One thing to remember is to soak the bulb before planting to encourage growth. Bloom time is between June and August.
Watch below as Laura from Garden Answer shows how to plant bulbs!
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