Sun, 22 November 2009
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Chose tulips that are marked good for naturalizing. This characteristic is usually pointed out on garden centre signs or marked on the pack of bulbs. It's best to pick general species and botanical tulips, since these have not been extensively crossbred and are very close to the bulbs found in nature. 
Bulbs are widely available at garden centres, home centres, do-it-yourself centres, mass merchandisers, many hardware stores and supermarkets. It's always best to plant your bulbs as soon as possible after you buy them. If you have to wait, be sure to store the bulbs in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.
Bigger, more mature bulbs yield larger flowers and therefore demand higher prices. For a nice effect, mix large with small bulbs to add colour to small patches in your garden. As smaller bulbs mature they gain in size.
Autumn is the best time to plant flower bulbs, which bloom from February until July, depending on the type of bulb and the season.
You can start planting at the end of September through December. Bulbs are more frost resistant when the ground is still warm when planting; therefore, planting earlier is usually better. Don't plant when the soil is soaked or frosted.
In spring, you can plant bulbs that will flower in the summer, such as begonia, lily and dahlia. You can start planting as soon as night frosting is over until the end of May.
Plant bulbs in a well-drained area. This might be a difficult task, but make sure that the soil doesn't get too wet to prevent the bulbs from rotting. The ideal place for planting is in light, nutritive soil. Heavy clay soil should be mixed with large quantities of sand and some ready-made compost containing a lot of calcium.
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