Bulbs

Bulb plants are some of the most fun to watch come up in the spring, and add a ton of beauty to the garden. Learn to care for them here.

Sprouting Gladiolus hortulanus corms with reddish outer layers and green tips laid out on soil.

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When to Plant Gladiolus Bulbs: 7 Planting Tips

Gladiolus bulbs are perfect for gardens with short growing seasons! Plant them in spring for midsummer blooms. With proper preparation and succession planting, you’ll cultivate healthy, gorgeous blooms all summer. Join backyard gardener Jerad Bryant in getting your gladioli in the ground with these seven tips.

Blooming Tête à Tête daffodils featuring compact, golden blooms with a central cup and six petal-like tepals rise above graceful, sword-like foliage.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care For ‘Tête à Tête’ Daffodils

'Tête-à-Tête' daffodils bring a sunny welcome to spring. One of the earliest to flower, the award-winning dwarf cultivar is long-lived and easy care. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores the versatile bulbs with their golden-cupped blooms that make for easy planting and years of enjoyment.

A close-up of a flowering Dahlia plant, one of the popular summer bulbs to plant in march, with broad, flat petals of white with a delicate purple tint forming a rounded, lush, double bloom in a sunny garden.

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21 Best Summer Bulbs to Plant in March

Summer bulbs, including begonias and dahlias, bring fantastic color and fragrances to your garden. Plant them after the last frost in March to get an early start. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum covers the best summer bulbs in March.

Blooming Parrot tulips feature vibrant, ruffled petals in shades of orange with deep purple streaks unfurl atop sturdy green stems, surrounded by long, gracefully arching green leaves.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Parrot Tulips

In the early spring garden, tulips shine alongside the daffodils and the hyacinths. Among the many types, parrot tulips stand out as the most showy and spectacular. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to learn about growing these striking spring bloomers.

A gardener's blue-gloved hand applies white granular fertilizer to young tulip plants with lance-like leaves that are long, deep green, and slightly curled at the edges.

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When and How to Fertilize Tulips for Bright Spring Blooms

It’s hard to imagine spring without tulips and their multicolored blooms. One of the biggest steps to getting bold colors in your tulips is feeding them at the right time. In this article, horticulture expert Matt Dursum covers when and how to fertilize tulips for bright spring blooms.

A cream-colored Patricia’s Pride Lilium with dark maroon centers and six broad petals. The petals curve slightly outward, revealing dark stamens with pollen-covered anthers. Glossy green leaves surround the flower.

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7 Bulbs We’re Planting Now for Summer Blooms

Summer blooming bulbs offer gorgeous blossoms after many other plants finish flowering. They’re easy to care for, lying dormant from fall through winter. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares these seven favorite bulbs; plant them in late winter for midsummer blooms!

A vibrant tulip blooms grow in a clear glass vase, with visible roots and bulb base submerged in water, slender green stems rising to hold bright, cup-shaped petals.

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How to Grow Tulip Bulbs in Water Indoors: 7 Easy Steps

Tulips are happy signs of spring with their graceful cupped blooms in a rainbow of colors. Enjoy their cheer indoors by forcing them in water (also a sweet gift!). Follow a few steps for easy success with garden expert Katherine Rowe to get your tulips growing in water.

A shot of a cluster of white flowers that showcases what to do with paperwhites finished blooming

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What to Do With Paperwhites When They’ve Finished Blooming

There’s a lot of talk on the internet about what to do when your paperwhites finish blooming. Some gardeners throw them away, while others try to get them to bloom the following year. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you what to do with paperwhites when they’ve finished blooming.