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Flower bulb grant opportunity

[Full disclosure: I work on The Bulb Project kids and flower bulbs website (see that tile over in the right hand column), sponsored by the International Flower Bulb Centre and the U.S. Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center (NFBIC), the U.S. press office of the Dutch flower bulb industry.]

Know anyone who works with children or youth who might be interested in diving in to a flower bulb project? Maybe you could team up with a teacher or youth leader, providing some expertise in launching a community beautification or educational project. If that sounds like fun, here’s a grant program that could help your effort by supplying the bulbs to carry out the project.

Just fill out an application (deadline is July 3) describing how your school or organization will use flower bulbs creatively in educational programs with children and youth. The 10 best applicants will receive $250-worth of bulbs for their programs.

Find more information at The Bulb Project website.

Nectaroscordum with a monopod

A couple weeks ago, I picked up a monopod for $15 at a big box store. I finally hauled it out the other day and I have to say that it makes a huge difference. I get much less shake under low light/long exposures.

May Garden Bloggersâ€™ Bloom Day scans

Better late than never.Â No lull in the action here. Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Garden for hosting.

Late tulips …

Other late spring bulbs, including cammasia and leucojum ,,,

Primroses (and a little lily of the valley) …

And the rest of the late spring blooms …

I don’t like orange …

… much. But this tulip is making me think I can make the occasional exception.

Flower bulb labyrinth at Cornell

The flower bulb labyrinth created by Dr. Bill Miller’s herbaceous perennial course students last fall is looking good this spring.

The labyrinth is planted with a mix of daffodils, tulips and grape hyacinth to provide a relatively long bloom season for the spring-flowering bulbs.

Of course, the whole idea is to follow the winding path through the flowers to the center, then back out again. This high angle image (used with permission) was shot by Bob Chiang, Landmark Images, using a camera he mounts on a 30-foot pole. Here are more images Bob shot of the construction last fall and the flowering labyrinth this spring.

flower bulb labyrinth

And here’s a youngster skipping her way to the center.

‘First-person’ video to the center.

More details, images and video at the Cornell flower bulb labyrinth webpage.

How to build a labyrinth at The Bulb Project website.