by Avery Beadle | Jan 11, 2024 | How-To, Hyacinths, Learn, Planting, Planting & Care, Southern States, Specialty, Tulips
Note: This article is intended only for people in warm climates (Zones 7B–8B in the South and Southwest, and most of California). In its broad outlines, the prechilling process is as easy as 1-2-3. Order your bulbs by the end of September and request delivery in...
by Avery Beadle | Jan 8, 2024 | After-Bloom Care, Amaryllises, How-To, Learn, Planting
Potting an amaryllis is easy. You will find instructions in our article How to Pot an Amaryllis Bulb. Caring for an amaryllis is also easy. To bring a bulb into bloom, all you need to provide is light and water. Sunlight Amaryllises, like all plants, need light. After...
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 Avery Beadle | Apr 17, 2018 | Learn
Spring-flowering bulbs have a growth cycle that sets them apart from most other plants. They make roots in the fall, bide their time through winter, emerge and bloom in spring, and go completely dormant in early summer. During their brief period above ground, the...