Showing posts with label gladiola. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gladiola. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

My Glads Make Me Sad

Gladiolas are so lovely. But I simply cannot manage them. When I first bought my house I went crazy buying all kinds of bulbs, including glads.  I have some purple ones that come up every year and promptly fall over.


This poor glad is leaning on top of a nearby day lily.  These purple glads have come up every year for the last four years. Now I ask myself: why purple?

If you like to see gorgeous bulbs, go to the website for American Meadows. This pretty pink glad came from their catalog.

American Meadows also has a Biltmore Collection, featuring varieties grown at the Biltmore Mansion in North Carolina.  The next two photos are from that collection. These didn't bloom last year at all. In fact I had forgotten all about them until I saw them blooming a few weeks ago.




It pays to walk around my yard every day. I never know what I might find!