A few weeks ago I discovered a great ebook devoted to – you guessed it – bulb gardening! How to grow bulbs is 70+ pages jam-packed with information about all kinds of bulbs, and covers each variety in detail. The author has a couple of decades of experience growing bulbs, from the more common tulips [...]
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
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If you’ve ever dug a hole and stuck in a tomato plant, or flipped through a seed catalog, you’ve probably heard about USDA Plant Hardiness Zones. If you’re not in North America, you might have climate zones instead of hardiness zones, but the idea is the same. Plant hardiness zones are simply a way of [...]
Growing Tulips: Life Cycle Facts You Should Know
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Tulips might only bloom in the spring, but their growing season actually begins in late summer or early fall, depending on your location. Knowing what’s happening with your tulips all year long will help ensure a plentiful spring garden. Tulips need to be planted in the fall to allow them to begin their life cycle. [...]
How to Plant Tulip Bulbs
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Before you get your garden all settled in for the fall, you need to put some thought into where and how to plant tulip bulbs for next spring’s first color show. Depending on your USDA zone, tulips should be planted sometime in early to mid-fall. The bulbs need temperatures warm enough that they can begin [...]
How to Plant Tulips for a Spectacular Springtime Show
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There are few flowers that can compare with the tulip when it comes to dramatic displays. A single, perfect flower standing straight is quite elegant looking, even by itself. With a little forethought, however, you can turn a bed of tulips into a striking spring display. There are around 4,000 named species of tulips, but [...]
