Fertilize tulips when planting in the fall by adding a handful of compost and about a tablespoon of bonemeal to the hole.

When Is the Best Time to Plant Tulip Bulbs? Tulip bulbs should be planted in fall. But timing it exactly right can be tricky, because there’s no set date for when to start planting tulip bulbs.

They define one of the boundaries of my spring dreams, inspiring me with speckled Rembrandt varieties, Darwin hybrids with long-lasting flowers, many- headed tulips in pots, striped water-lily tulips ...

Q: For Valentine’s Day, I received tulip bulbs growing and blooming in a water-filled container, and I’m curious to know if I can plant them in a pot as I’ve noticed they’re starting to turn ...

Plant bulbs in containers now to enjoy potted blooms in the spring. Here's what you'll need to know — from pot selection to safe storage.

All spring-blooming bulbs, such as hyacinths and crocus, grow well in containers. Photo provided by OSU. (Gertrude K./Flickr) Paperwhite narcissus bulbs, because of their fragrance, are popular to ...

When Christmas passes, it reminds me that the next few weeks are an important time for planting certain spring flowering bulbs. This includes tulips, hyacinths and other bulbs that have been ...

Q: In February, I bought a beautiful group of tulips in a glass container that has little "pockets" for each bulb to grow in water indoors. They did fantastic. Now the leaves have yellowed and are ...

Daffodils look cheery, hyacinths smell divine, and crocuses pop up early, but something about a bright, cup-shape tulip inspires true spring joy. Unfortunately, this joy can be cut short unless you ...

Tulip mania, a strange financial bubble in Holland in the 1630s, made a tulip bulb cost up to 10 times the yearly income of a skilled craftsman, according to reports. The flowers became a status ...

Tulips quickly sprout from the ground and show off vividly colored blooms while most other plants have barely started waking up in spring. But what should you do with tulip bulbs after flowering and ...

QUESTION: I have about 80 tulip bulbs that have been in my refrigerator chilling since I purchased them in early November. I still haven't planted them since we have had such a mild winter. Have I ...