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NOVEMBER: What Bulbs to Plant in the Fall

Preparing for spring can never start too soon! These are the best bulbs to plant this autumn to make sure your spring garden blooms in full. Daffodils One of the first signs of spring comes in the form of these familiar yellow and green-stemmed flowers. Plant bulbs of the Carlton or Sunlight Sensation variety to make your yard the brightest shade of yellow on the block come spring. Hyacinth Few things bring you back to spring like the fragrant of hyacinth—too strong for some, but reminiscent of the season nonetheless. Popular bulbs are delft blue: a periwinkle color that stands out from the crowd, or Carnegie, which is a bright white staple. Snowdrop Consider planting snowdrop bulbs, which are one of the earlier spring bloomers. These white and green flowers do best when they’re not fully exposed to the sun. Plant the giant bulb type for these lovely flowers to bloom in full this spring. Tulips Who can forget these colorful and bold flowers? Darwina is a bulb you’ll want to plant if yo...

Monster Mash-Up Pumpkins

               
Mix and match pumpkins and gourds to create these adorable monsters. 
To make eyes, wrap 12-gauge orange and black aluminum wire into spirals; attach to gourd with hot glue. On a second, slightly larger gourd, add vertical or horizontal stripes with painter’s tape and black paint. Once dry, stack eye gourd on striped gourd, using skewers to secure if necessary. Pierce sides of striped gourd with awl and insert black-painted stick arms.

Original Article via Woman's Day