Bulb-planting resources and advice

With the cold weather on its way, it's the perfect time to start planning which delicate buds will dare open their blooms first come spring.

Video: Planting tips for spring bulbs
Watch as host Stephen Westcott-Gratton shows you how to create the perfect growing environment.

Tulip booster
Easy techniques to keep your tulips blooming, whether they are old or new bulbs.

Last-minute bulbs
You'd be surprised at how late you can leave this task and still enjoy bountiful blooms in the spring.

10 tips for planting spring-blooming bulbs
A primer from the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center in New York City

How to deter freeloading squirrels
Keep critters from eating the fruits of your bulb-planting labours.

Spring bulbs for small gardens
Use Dutch gardens as inspiration when it comes to using every available inch 

Eight great double-flowering tulips
Plant these bulbs now for peony-like blooms next spring.

Forcing your bulbs indoors
Pot up spring bulbs for a colourful indoor antidote to winter blues

Kids and bulbs
Plant in fall for a spectacular spring show

Test your bulb knowledge with bulb-growing quiz!

Growing flowering bulbs outdoors
A quick primer to growing flowering bulbs outdoors

Plant minor bulbs in early fall
Planted in early fall, these ephemeral bulbs put on a dazzling show before vanishing for another year

Fall-flowering colchicums
While not technically bulbs, we couldn't resist adding these dainty naked ladies to the list

Why Rembrandt tulips rule
Plant these dazzling bulbs in your garden for a spring show sure to turn heads

Plant species tulips for a colourful show
Quirky and dramatic, these plants only fleetingly resemble modern garden varieties—but that’s what makes them so special 

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