Forcing Bulbs
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One of the true joys of gardening on a miserable winter day is to enjoy the fragrance and beauty of a pot of hyacinths you forced yourself. The easiest spring bulbs to force include: hyacinth, jonquil, daffodil, crocus, grape hyacinth, freesia and many varieties of tulip. Choose the largest size bulbs available. Place the bulbs in a pot so they almost touch. Plant with their tips just above the soil surface.



The following articles are a small part of the many published editorials on or about Dale Harvey, John Newton and the property affectionately nick named by the people of New Zealand, the "Quarter Acre" Paradise gardens. 




