by Elizabeth Avery | May 28, 2025 | Learn
On our product pages, we try our best to note which flowers change color as they mature and to include photographs that show different stages of bloom. However, it can be difficult to convey the extent to which some flowers evolve from first bud to peak color. Many...
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 planting bulbs in containers and how challenging it can be to achieve the lovely plantings they show. What’s so...
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 in lawn. All grass areas are fair game, but a street lawn is the perfect option for a lot of gardeners. Also known as road verge or hellstrip, it’s the strip of grass between the sidewalk and...
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...
by Maggie Badore | Mar 3, 2023 | About Bulbs, Daffodils, Learn, Our Bulb Growers
If you search for “King Alfred Daffodils” online, you’ll quickly see dozens of retailers offering big, bright yellow flowers. They all claim to be named after King Alfred the Great, a 9th century Anglo-Saxon ruler. However, many flower enthusiasts might be...
by Avery Beadle | Aug 11, 2022 | Learn
You’ve got your bulbs—now it’s time to plant! Each item page includes specific planting and bulb care instructions tailored to that variety, so you know exactly what to do. Whether you’re planting a handful of tulips or filling an entire bed with daffodils, the...
by Avery Beadle | May 27, 2022 | Learn
The poet William Wordsworth once wrote of daffodils “dancing in the breeze,” and Shakespeare before him described “daffodils that… take the winds of March with beauty.” Biomechanists have determined that daffodils dance by design. In a paper entitled “Reorientation of...
by Avery Beadle | Jun 7, 2021 | Learn
At Colorblends, we want you to have a great spring display. But let’s face it—planting is hard work. We suggest you order in small bites to learn what it takes to get bulbs planted in the fall. If you like the result in the spring and you feel you can do more,...
by Avery Beadle | May 30, 2021 | Learn
Most bulbs do well through Zone 7a in the South. In Zones 7b–10, where soil temperatures do not cool down sufficiently in winter, and spring weather is often very warm, many bulbs perform poorly unless you prechill them—i.e., refrigerated for 6–12 weeks prior to...
by Avery Beadle | May 29, 2021 | Learn
If you live in a mild-winter climate, you’ve probably heard the term “prechilling bulbs.” What exactly does it mean, and do you really need to do it? Here’s everything you need to know to get your bulbs blooming their best. What is meant by “prechilling bulbs”? Most...
by Avery Beadle | Feb 1, 2021 | Learn
Deer are a fact of life in many suburbs and rural areas. They sometimes even find their way into urban neighborhoods. Expending the time, money, and energy to put plants in the ground, only to step outside one morning and find that the deer have eaten them to the...
by Christian Curless | Jul 11, 2019 | Learn
Many daffodils have the ability to grow and flower well for several years. As time passes, though, you may decide that a planting needs to be moved to another part of the garden or landscape. Even if a daffodil doesn’t need to be moved, you may determine that it needs...
