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When planting spring bulbs this fall, remember your companion plants! They can add contrast, serve as a backdrop, and hide ...
If you're a little hazy on when exactly you should be planting bulbs for spring you're in the right place. Overall it's pretty straightforward but there is a slight variation between different types ...
If you want your garden containers to be filled with colorful flowers in spring, now's the time to get your bulbs planted to make sure they're ready to bloom once our gardens thaw out after winter.
Bloom time is the most important consideration when layering bulbs in containers. "Usually, bulb layering consists of three layers, so you want to select three distinct flowering times," Bradley ...
There's not much that rivals spring bulb bloom in the garden. The anticipation all winter. The inevitable forgetting where you planted bulbs or that you planted any at all. And then the show. It’s a ...
While tulips remain among the most popular of spring-flowering bulbs, they are best left to plant a little later, in November, to reduce the risk of diseases like tulip fire and to allow the bulbs a ...
True bulbs have layered bulb scales, a basal plate and a protective tunic,” writes columnist Tom Karwin. “Most are planted in ...
The more spring bulbs we plant in the autumn, the more spring flowers we will enjoy. I use a planting technique called a ...
If you're looking for a fragrant flower that grows from a bulb, consider hyacinths ( Hyacinthus orientalis ). "Under a warm ...
Now through early December is an excellent time to plant spring-flowering bulbs in your landscape. That's right: To get the beautiful flowers these bulbs produce in your gardens, you must plant them ...
For some of us, planting time is long past − but not for me. I am always busy in the fall, planting everything I can. It is almost time to plant garlic, which is my easiest crop of all. And I’ll soon ...
All other bulbs may be planted into sunny, well-prepared beds now without chilling. Plant bulbs in holes dug about twice as the height of the bulb. Larger bulbs, like daffodils and tulips, are planted ...