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Later Spring Tulip Trimming And Care
Now that some of our tulips are spent for the season, we want to make sure to help them recharge their bulbs to the max! What that means is you cut the stems where flowers once were. Watch the vid below: If you are reading this tip in the email feed...
Tulips: Showing Off My Early Spring Beauties
Alright ya’ll, here I have to show off my early spring tulips if you will allow me. I have been telling you guys to get your tulips planted (like since last August) and if this video and picture(s) doesn’t convince you to plant tulips thi...
How To Protect Tulips From Spring Freezing Wind
Last year, we talked about planting tulips. Now that Spring is about to hit, those tulips are already sprouting and starting to charge up. You have to think of tulip bulbs as batteries. The leaves that come up are grabbing energy from the sun and cha...
Planting bulbs now brings rewards later
Fall is the time to plant bulbs. A small investment of time now will pay off in huge dividends in the Spring, and far into the future. I have great respect for homeowners who take the time to plant fall bulbs, because it involves some careful foretho...
How To Plant 300 Tulips in One Hour
Here are step by step instructions and pictures that will show you all how to plant a large grouping of tulips. Keep in mind that tulips in large groups can offer a very stunning spring display. Here are a few basic guidelines: First, realize that th...
Tulips, Are They Perennial or Not?
Last fall, I showed you how to plant tulips using a cordless drill. I am now preparing a series of articles where I’ll show you how to plant hundreds of tulips in a landscape bed without breaking your back. But before we get all happy in the di...
Signs of Spring: Crocus and Tulip Bulbs Pushing Through
Chicago and Northwest Indiana weather has not shown it lately, but Spring is definitely here. For me, the first sure sign of Spring comes when my bulbs begin to push through the soil and mulch and appear in mass. Last fall, I posted about planting fa...
