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What To Know About Planting Bulbs in Pots

Love the look of potted tulips in the springtime? Grow your own springtime blooms with these step-by-step tips.
If you want your garden containers to be filled with colorful flowers in spring, now's the time to get your bulbs planted to make sure they're ready to bloom once our gardens thaw out after winter.
I noticed Dutch flower bulbs in a store on sale at discounted prices. I would like to plant some if it isn’t too late. What do you recommend? It is not too late to plant Dutch flower bulbs for bloom ...
If you've never planted tulip bulbs before, the process might seem a bit intimidating, but the fact is that tulips are easy to plant and grow, even in pots. That's why they rank among the most popular ...
Tulips are stunning spring bulbs that flower in April and May. They grow well in both pots and borders, and the bulbs should be planted in late autumn. Which? Gardening magazine grew and compared ...
Nothing says spring like a patch of brightly colored tulips. Tulips are fall-planted bulbs, much like daffodils, alliums, and crocuses. With so many tulip varieties, creating any color design you ...
I’m looking for the best way to plant tulips in a sunny window box. I’ve been refrigerating the bulbs since late November, and I’m ready to plant them. The problem is that our three window boxes are ...
However, you are not planting in beds in the ground -- you are planting in containers. Your window boxes are simply long, narrow containers that fit on or are fastened under your windowsill. When ...
Can you still plant tulip bulbs up to Christmas? The short answer is yes, which is good news for anyone who has been getting dirty looks from that bag of bulbs still sitting unopened in the shed. Yes, ...