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Welcome to Old House Gardens America’s expert source for heirloom flower bulbs! Tough, gorgeous, and different, our bulbs have charmed gardeners from Thomas Jefferson to Martha Stewart, and our superb quality and service have won us rave reviews from gardeners all across the country.
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- Daffodils
Medieval troubadours sang of a frolicking April Queen who...
- Crocus
This rare form of C. sieberi was developed nearly a century...
- Hyacinths
Best in zones 5-7, they can succeed in zones 4...
- Lilies
Discovered growing with abandon in the rugged wilds of...
- Peonies
Although fragrant red peonies are hard to find, this...
- Tulips
We’ll choose a collection that includes a range of bloom...
- Diverse Fall
Rugged and fool-proof, this easy classic thrives virtually...
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Our most popular sampler! It’s an easy, money-saving...
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We’re proud to be America’s onlymail-order source devoted entirely to heirloom bulbs, many available nowhere else, and an international leader in the preservation of these fabulous relics.
We search the world for great old bulbs that are at risk, we research their histories, we recruit small farmers to grow them (and grow a few ourselves in our Ann Arbor micro-farms), and then we share them with gardeners across America through our mail-order catalog and website. We strive to deliver the very best quality bulbs and to serve our custo...
It all started with the ‘Prince of Austria’. Our founder, landscape historian Scott Kunst, had been collecting antique plants for years, and this red-orange tulip was one of his favorites. Dating to 1860, it’s both impressively perennial and deliciously fragrant. When the last North American source dropped it, Scott was dismayed — and motivated. “I...
We’re still tiny, but we’ve grown a lot since then. When Scott and Jane’s house in Ann Arbor’s Old West Side historic district got to be too cramped, we renovated the upstairs of their barn-like garage (winning a local preservation award in the process) and moved out there. As we grew, we also needed more space to propagate bulbs we couldn’t get an...
In 2016 when Scott sadly told his crew he was planning to retire in a year, they came back to him with a proposal to buy the business and keep OHG going. Woo-hoo! In May 2017 we packed up and moved a few miles away to a historic farmstead at the Washtenaw Food Hub. Located just north of town, the Hub supports small farmers by distributing their cro...
If you order from a catalog based in, say, Virginia, Connecticut, or Wisconsin, you may think you’re getting bulbs grown in those states. But no! Nearly 99% of all bulbs from most other US bulb catalogs are imported from the Netherlands. Which makes us a bit unique, because virtually all of our peonies, iris, daylilies, and dahlias, 50% of our glad...
Some of the best people in the world work at Old House Gardens. Vanessa Elms is our Proud Owner (a Michigan State horticulture grad and foster mom to Shiba Inu dogs). Rita Bailey is our Operations Manager (Fancy and crafty, everyone should have a mom like Rita.) Justin Hunt is our IT Guru (He can build or fix anything and is a great dad to his fami...
Scott Kunst has been gardening since he was seven, and he traces his passion for the past to his childhood love of dinosaurs. Exploring the yard of the first old house he bought led to an epiphany: “I found a single white peony and some tiger lilies, and suddenly I realized that it wasn’t just my yard. Gardeners before me had loved it, too.” Wantin...
We love our customers! Most of them garden in backyards, old and new, that are probably a lot like yours, in all 50 states. Others garden at famous historic and public gardens such as Monticello, Old World Wisconsin, the Denver Botanic Garden, and Alcatraz. Some have never planted bulbs before; many are expert gardeners looking for something a litt...
1993: We mail our first catalog, offering 30 bulbs. 1994: Sales triple.We add our first employee. 1995: Garden Design features two full-page photosof our tulips. 1996: Giddy with optimism, Scott leaves teachingfor full-time bulb selling. 1997: The leading consumer magazinegives our bulbs their highest rating. 1998: A local high school student helps...
We’ll choose a collection that includes a range of bloom times to extend your season, a variety of colors and forms to delight your eye, and perhaps fragrance as well! 12 bulbs, 3 each of 4 stunning varieties. For zones 5a-7b (8bWC). For 6, 9, or more of each, order additional samplers. Tulip care. COF-42 $ 23.
Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs, Ann Arbor, MI. 19,715 likes · 4 talking about this. We’re proud to be America’s only mail-order source devoted entirely to heirloom bulbs, many available nowhere else!
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Jan 19, 2017 · Old House Gardens is America's only mail-order source devoted entirely to heirloom bulbs, many of them available nowhere else. Our heirlooms are tough, gorgeous, and different, and our superb quality and service have won us devoted customers all across the country.
Old House Gardens is the premier source in the United States and North America for old and rare heirloom bulbs. Many of their rarest bulbs come to them directly from Hortus Bulborum – the only source from which these bulbs can be acquired in very limited quantities.
