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Planting Bulbs for Spring Blossoms
Fill your garden with beautiful bulbs that will bloom in the spring and summer. The pleasant weather of fall – mild temperatures and warm, moist soil – makes it the ideal time to plant spring-blooming bulbs. Use these tips to ensure success.
Three factors should be taken into account when planning a garden: Bloom time, planting time and location:
- Consider the time of the season that the variety will bloom. Bloom time could be early spring, mid-spring or late spring. Plant a variety so you’ll have color for a long time in the spring.
- Fall is the best time to plant. Spring-flowering bulbs need a cooling period to bloom in the spring. Fall weather is pleasant, and plentiful rains ensure your garden will get off to a great start. Plant bulbs any time before the ground freezes.
- Think about where you want your bulbs. Most bulbs prefer full sun. Before the trees leaf out in spring, full sun can be almost anywhere in the garden. Don’t overlook a spot that seems perfect, but is a bit shady right now.
Planting Bulbs
- Dig a hole three to four times deeper than the bulb’s height.
- Set bulbs firmly in place, following spacing guidelines.
- Sprinkle in a fertilizer made for bulbs, such as Espoma Bulb-tone or Dr. Earth Bulb Food. Neptune’s Harvest Organic Crab Shell Plant Food is ideal if critters dig up bulbs. They’ll encounter the coarse food which discourages digging.
- Cover with soil.
- Water thoroughly.
English Gardens selection of spring-blooming bulbs includes:
• 18 new varieties
• 76 varieties of Tulips
• 32 specialty varieties
• 44 varieties of Daffodils
• 16 varieties of Crocus
• 10 varieties of Alliums
• 12 varieties of Hyacinths
• 17 varieties of Iris
• 24 beautiful blend assortments
• 16 P. Allen Smith selections
• 4 bulb assortments by color
• 5 complete potted bulb planter kits
• 14 bulk Amaryllis bulb varieties
• 5 Paperwhite and Amaryllis growing kits
• 1 bulk Paperwhite variety
Here are a few of our favorite bulbs you should plant right now:
Jonquilla Narcissus Bell Song, Trumpet Narcissus Akita and Double Narcissus Art Perfume
Trumpet Narcissus Mount Hood, Tulip, Hyacinth and Crocus Apricot Sunset Blend and Parrot Tulips Color Me Softly
Double Late Tulips Angelique, Dwarf Iris Katherine Hodgkin and Checkered Lily Fritillaria Meleagris
Double Snowdrop Galanthus Flore Pleno, Orientalis Hyacinth Yellowstone and Clouds of Cotton Tulip Mixed
Parrot Tulips Victoria’s Secret
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