spring-blooming bulbs

When to Plant Spring-Blooming Bulbs

When to Plant Spring-Blooming Bulbs

 Crocus, daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, alliums and other spring-blooming bulbs are planted in the fall. This gives them time to establish roots...

Color-Changing Tulips Have a New Look Each Day

Color-Changing Tulips Have a New Look Each Day

 Holland’s flower bulb breeders are always working on something new. One development we've been watching closely is a range of new...

Dream Big: Invest in a Colorful Spring Garden

Dream Big: Invest in a Colorful Spring Garden

Last spring was a scary time. Though I was lucky to be safely hunkered down in my own house, I still felt untethered and disoriented. March is already my...

Love Alliums? Check Out Our New Planning Guide

Love Alliums? Check Out Our New Planning Guide

Every garden looks better with alliums. Their globe-like flowers are big attention-getters that add structure, motion and personality wherever they are...

Behind the Scenes: A New Spring Bulb Collection from Flirty Fleurs

Behind the Scenes: A New Spring Bulb Collection from Flirty Fleurs

 This year’s spring bulb collections from floral designer Alicia Schwede are better than ever. Though we collaborate with her on color...

Craving Spring Flowers? Grow Snowdrops!

Craving Spring Flowers? Grow Snowdrops!

I don't care what the calendar says. For me, it’s not spring until there are flowers blooming somewhere in the yard. Here in growing zone 4,...

How to Protect Fall Bulbs From Chipmunks and Squirrels

How to Protect Fall Bulbs From Chipmunks and Squirrels

Fall is planting time for tulips, daffodils, alliums and other spring-blooming bulbs. While gardeners are busy planting bulbs, chipmunks and squirrels are...

Planting Flower Bulbs With a Soil Auger and Power Drill

Planting Flower Bulbs With a Soil Auger and Power Drill

This blog post about planting flower bulbs with an auger originally appeared on theimpatientgardener.com. Erin (the impatient gardener) gardens in...

Tips for Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers

Tips for Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers

Each fall, we plant thousands of spring-blooming bulbs in our New Jersey trial garden. But we don't have much experience growing spring bulbs in...