Tulip bulbs multiply slowly by producing small offshoots that take up to three years to bloom. Wild tulips thrive in cold winters and dry summers, but only certain varieties naturalize well in warmer ...

Flowers that grow from bulbs are some of the earliest blooms to grace a garden in the spring. It can be fun to plan a colorful design of tulip flowers, similar to the flower fields that are a popular ...

A. Hopefully the bulbs have been refrigerated six to eight weeks. This chilling is necessary for blooms. Tulips are planted mid-December through mid-January in organically enriched, well-draining beds ...

Seeing spring flowering bulbs nudge through the snow means that winter’s hold is on its way out. It also signals that the new outdoor gardening season has arrived. But that’s next year — several ...

Tulips quickly sprout from the ground and show off vividly colored blooms while most other plants have barely started waking up in spring. But what should you do with tulip bulbs after flowering and ...

Q: In February, I bought a beautiful group of tulips in a glass container that has little "pockets" for each bulb to grow in water indoors. They did fantastic. Now the leaves have yellowed and are ...

Lifting your flower bulbs from the ground after they've bloomed is a useful strategy if your perennial tulips (Tulipa spp.) come back but aren't as big or abundant as in previous years. If you want to ...

“I had trouble with squirrels and chipmunks digging up my tulip and crocus bulbs last fall. Tulips and crocuses are a couple of my favorite spring flowers, and I am planning to plant them again this ...