Preparing a New Flower Bed

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When you first decide to plant a bed of flowers somewhere in your yard, it’s easy enough to just dig a few holes and drop in some small plants, seeds or bulbs, water them a bit and walk away. You’ll probably even get some flowers that way, in among the weeds. However, if you take [...]

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Growing Tulips: Life Cycle Facts You Should Know

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Tulips might only bloom in the spring, but their growing season actually begins in late summer or early fall, depending on your location. Knowing what’s happening with your tulips all year long will help ensure a plentiful spring garden. Tulips need to be planted in the fall to allow them to begin their life cycle. [...]

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Wild Tulips: True Perennial Tulips for Your Garden

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Tulips as we know them are not considered to be a perennial plant. Generally speaking, you have to replant them year after year. You can lift the bulbs each summer, and replant them in the fall, but your results may not be satisfying. You will often find the the bulbs produce fewer flowers in each [...]

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How to Plant Tulip Bulbs

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Before you get your garden all settled in for the fall, you need to put some thought into where and how to plant tulip bulbs for next spring’s first color show. Depending on your USDA zone, tulips should be planted sometime in early to mid-fall. The bulbs need temperatures warm enough that they can begin [...]

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How to Plant Tulips for a Spectacular Springtime Show

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There are few flowers that can compare with the tulip when it comes to dramatic displays. A single, perfect flower standing straight is quite elegant looking, even by itself. With a little forethought, however, you can turn a bed of tulips into a striking spring display. There are around 4,000 named species of tulips, but [...]

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