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Worth the Wait
Southern Living
|October 2017
Now is the time to prepare for spring-blooming bulbs.
AS WITH MOST good things, beautiful blooms come to those who wait. Who better to understand the art of cultivating patience than expert bulb growers Brent and Becky Heath of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in Gloucester, Virginia? Brent’s grandfather started growing daffodils in this area back in 1900. Now, the couple’s retail nursery specializes in daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, and other spring-flowering plants. Here, Becky shares her tips for planting bulbs in autumn so they’ll put on a spring show.
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This story is from the October 2017 edition of Southern Living.
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