Newsletter or Blog: Which Will You Like Best?
Although our newsletter has 25,000 subscribers, friends kept asking us “Why don’t you do a blog?” So now there are two different ways to enjoy our lively mix of bulb tips, news, garden history, links, sales, and more.
Newsletter: The Friends of Old Bulbs Gazette
Our newsletter includes 3-5 entertaining and educational articles along with alerts about sales, new bulbs, and OHG news. Each article includes one photo and links to others.
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The Old House Gardens Blog
Our blog features one of the articles from our most recent newsletter. Multiple photos are displayed and there are links to alerts about sales, etc. Take a look at our blog here.
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Newsletter Archives By Topic
Newsletter Archives By Date
(For earlier articles, see our Archives By Topic, above.)
#282, Apr. 2025: Old Bulb News: what season is it?, when to plant your OHG dahlias and glads, more OHG antique tulips, garden cleanup with respect to wildlife and insects.
#281, Mar. 2025: Shipping starting March 31st!, crinums are back, glads aren't just for cutting, in praise of snowdrops
#280, Feb. 2025: is it cold enough?, fall bulbs and dahlias, customer suggestions, current favorite book, grower's favorite dahlias
#279, Jan. 2025: Happy new year!, don't forget about spring bulbs, Harlem Renaisance virtual garden, check your stored dahlias
#278, Dec. 2024: shorter days and snowy nights (happy holidays!), our wonderful gift certificates, a splendid book for the season
#277, Nov. 2024: Old Bulb News: last call for fall bulbs, "Indian Turnips"/Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Halloween, 30 years of OHG!
#276, Sep. 2024: here comes fall, tell us if you moved, new fall varieties, dahlia raves, fall clean-up
#275, Sep. 2024: fall bulbs, "Magnificent" peonies, dahlia days, spring bulbs for sale
#274, Jul. 2024: last call for summer orders, It's Lily Season!, perennializing vs. naturalizing, online guide to nearby historic landscapes
#273, Jun. 2024: breaking Hortus news, proper peony identification, summer daylily bonanza, June tips
#272, May 2024: last call for spring orders, 'Coral Sunet' peony, dividing dahlias, peony bouquet tips
#271, Apr. 2024: spring shipping, OHG helps HIPS, Topsfield Fair Blue Ribbon winner, Vanessa talks hyacinths with Stephen Orr
#270, Mar. 2024: spring shipping begins soon, new fall-blooming crocus, Pantone color of the year: "Peach Fuzz", dahlia tubers
#269, Feb. 2024: happy Valentine's day, daylilies for the south, fall bulbs available, extinct flower scented perfume through biotech
#268, Jan. 2024: welcome 2024, new dahlias, Dr. A. B. Stout's hybrid dahlias, iris/daylily bonanza, check your stored dahlias
#267, Dec. 2023: USDA zone update, gift certificates, and happy holidays!
#266, Oct. 2023: (almost) last chance for fall bulbs, snowdrops at warp speed, tazettas in Japan, "Good gardeners are always young in spirit"
#265, Oct. 2023: fall shipping has started, planting tips for critters, sternbergia/cyclamen blooming
#264, Sep. 2023: fall shipping starting soon (tell us if you moved), dahlia tips, easy fall clean-up
#263, Aug. 2023: farm updates, new Hortus bulbs, Rita's recommendation, sad news from overseas
#262, Jul. 2023: order summer-shipped iris/daylilies until July 26th, daylily bouquets
#261, Jun. 2023: new iris and peonies, staff-favorite iris, bulb tips for June, OHG's new farmland
#260, May 2023: iris/daylilies for summer, May in Michigan, new daffs, growing cormlets, making peony bouquets last longer
#259, Apr. 2023: shipping starts soon, save 10-25% on select varieties, new daffs, celebrate spring, eye up dahlias
