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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.
DENVER — Imagine pots of tulips, daffodils and hyacinths blooming in spring on your windowsill or patio. It's fairly easy. Spring-flowering bulbs grow beautifully in pots. Use plastic pots--gallon ...
There's not much that rivals spring bulb bloom in the garden. The anticipation all winter. The inevitable forgetting where you planted bulbs or that you planted any at all. And then the show. It’s a ...
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 ...
While you may associate bulbs with flower beds, these plants do well in containers as well. Providing season-long color, texture, and height, flower bulbs planted in containers offer an easy way to ...
‘Bulb lasagna’ is the fall gardening trend that everyone is talking about. And it’s got me excited as it combines my two great loves — gardening and Italian food — what a combination! However, there’s ...
Even if you have an in-ground garden, you should grow some plants in pots 🪴 ...
Plant amaryllis bulbs about 8 weeks before you want them to bloom. Grow amaryllis indoors in pots or outdoors in frost-free zones. Provide bright light, regular water, and occasional fertilizing. Huge ...
Question: Last year I purchased pots of tulips and daffodils ready to bloom in January and February. Could I plant some bulbs in pots now and get them to bloom in January? Answer: Yes, forcing bulbs ...
All other bulbs may be planted into sunny, well-prepared beds now without chilling. Plant bulbs in holes dug about twice as the height of the bulb. Larger bulbs, like daffodils and tulips, are planted ...
If you're wondering if January is too late to plant bulbs, a garden expert weighs in. Here’s everything you need to know ...