by Avery Beadle | Mar 27, 2023 | Blog
by Tovah Martin Spring might still be waffling with winter, but the first dance is still staged by a few intrepid early risers. You spend winter dreaming about Snowdrops. While the garden is shivering through winter, your fantasies are filled with scenarios where...
by Avery Beadle | Jun 7, 2021 | Customer Service
Frequently Asked Questions When should I order my bulbs? Colorblends accepts orders for bulbs from the first day of spring until our warehouse is empty—usually toward the end of December. For best selection, we suggest that you order before the middle of September,...
by Avery Beadle | Jun 5, 2021 | Learn
This map shows the ideal fall planting windows for the United States. Please note the following: Bulbs that flower in spring must be planted in fall. There is no getting around this requirement. Bulbs should be planted when the soil has cooled to about 55°F. Bulbs...
by Michelle Blydenburg | Jun 4, 2021 | Customer Service
Timing of Deliveries The flowerbulb crop for fall planting arrives in the United States in mid-September. We begin delivering bulbs during the last week of September. Planting time for tulips, daffodils, crocuses, and other spring-flowering bulbs is late September...
by Avery Beadle | Jun 2, 2021 | Learn
There are two principal ways of planting bulbs. Planting a bed. Excavate the area to be planted and loosen the soil in the bottom. Set the bulbs in the bed. Replace the soil (gently at first, to avoid knocking the bulbs out of position). If the soil is dry, water...
