by Maggie Badore | Mar 21, 2023 | About Bulbs, How-To, Learn, Planting, Planting & Care
There are three main approaches to getting bulbs in the ground in the fall: Poke, drill, or trench. Determining the best approach for you will depend on several different factors: You’ll want to consider how many bulbs you’re planting, your garden’s layout, and your...
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 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 | Jun 8, 2023 | About Bulbs, How-To, Learn, Planting, Planting & Care, Specialty, Tulips
Squirrels can be a major challenge in the garden, because they often view a freshly planted bed of bulbs as an all-you-can-eat buffet. Tulips are a favorite of these bushy-tailed rodents, along with crocuses and lilies. If there are squirrels in your area, it’s best...
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...
