2022 Christmas Season - Amaryllis Bulbs - November 2022
This past weekend, we went over to the local garden center to meet the Big Guy and his reindeer. We've done this same deal a number of years and it is a nice way to start the holiday season. In addition to having the kids visit with Santa for a few minutes, we also buy our annual allotment of Christmas flowers - Amaryllis bulbs. These bulbs are big and nicely cared for and (this year) cost $21 each. I'm pretty sure that when we started doing this, these bulbs were $15. This year, we're growing three new bulbs as well as attempting to force four from last year. I picked out one and two of the kids picked out their own, too. Below are the tags of the three we came home with: Flamenco Queen, Magic Touch and Sunshine Nymph. These bulbs come nicely packed with a little padding for protection. They're also MUCH larger than the bulbs you'd find in the typical packaged 'set' that includes a container, potting material and t...