by Avery Beadle | Aug 6, 2024 | How-To, Hyacinths, Learn, Planting, Planting & Care, Southern States, Specialty, Tulips
Gardening websites, magazines, and influencers often extol the beauty of spring-flowering bulbs in outdoor containers. They are less forthcoming about how challenging it can be to achieve the lovely plantings they show. What’s so difficult about growing bulbs in...
by Avery Beadle | Jan 11, 2024 | How-To, Hyacinths, Learn, Planting, Planting & Care, Southern States, Specialty, Tulips
If you live in a warm climate (Zones 7B–8B in the South and Southwest, or most of California), pre-chilled bulbs might be the secret to enjoying a stunning spring bloom. The process is straightforward: Order your bulbs by the end of September and arrange for October...
by Avery Beadle | Jan 8, 2024 | After-Bloom Care, Amaryllises, How-To, Learn, Planting
Potting an amaryllis is easy. You can find easy, step-by-step instructions in our article How to Plant Amaryllis Bulbs in Pots. Caring for an amaryllis plant is also easy. To bring a bulb into bloom, all you need to provide is light and water. Then we have a few other...
by Avery Beadle | Jan 8, 2024 | After-Bloom Care, Amaryllises, How-To, Learn, Planting
Many people discard amaryllis bulbs after they bloom, but it’s possible—without too much effort—to get a bulb to flower again the following winter. You will note that after a bulb finishes blooming, it has shrunk to a fraction of its original size. Producing those...
by Maggie Badore | Jun 8, 2023 | Daffodils, How-To, Learn, Planting, Tulips
Planting tulip bulbs might seem like a daunting chore, especially if you’re looking to grow a dense or large bed of spring flowers with hundreds of blooms. But don’t worry; you don’t have to dig an individual hole for every flower you want to plant. In this article,...
by Maggie Badore | Jun 8, 2023 | About Bulbs, How-To, Learn, Planting, Planting & Care, Specialty, Tulips
Squirrels can be a major challenge in the garden, especially when it comes to how to keep squirrels from digging up bulbs. They often see a freshly planted bed as an all-you-can-eat buffet, with tulips, crocuses, and lilies being some of their favorite snacks. If...
by Avery Beadle | May 18, 2023 | Bulb Articles, How-To, Our Bulb Growers, Planting
For most who enjoy spring-flowering bulbs, there are two primary seasons: fall planting, and spring blooming. For the growers in the Netherlands, the work is year-round. Follow along a grower’s year below. October: Bulbs are planted. November: Putting on winter...
by Avery Beadle | May 17, 2023 | Daffodils, How-To, Planting, Planting & Care, Specialty
A planting idea for you or your landscape professional is to add bulbs into your street lawn. A street lawn, road verge, or as it is often known, hellstrip, is the strip of grass between the sidewalk and a roadway. This area actually has many different names,...
by Maggie Badore | Mar 21, 2023 | About Bulbs, How-To, Learn, Planting, Planting & Care
Planting bulbs in the fall is one of the best ways to ensure a beautiful spring garden. Whether you’re learning how to plant tulip bulbs or planning to grow daffodils, allium, or hyacinths, there are three main techniques to get the job done: poke, drill, and...
