Tulips like to be planted at a depth of 3 times the size of the bulbs which is about 4 to 8 inches deep. They require well-drained soils. Poorly drained or wet soils often cause decline and ...

Drill holes in the base for good drainage since tulip bulbs rot easily in soggy soil. Half fill the pot with regular potting mix and arrange the bulbs with the pointy side facing up.

IT’S November! Which means it's officially Tulip Bulb Planting time. Unlike daffodils, these beauties would rather be planted in a colder soil - as the lower temperatures help reduce the risk of ...

In conversation with gardening expert Tony O'Neill from Simplify Gardening, he tells us that tulip bulbs should ideally be ...

So much so that centuries ago, Europeans—who didn’t know when to plant tulip bulbs or how to grow them—saw the Middle Eastern ...

If you want to fill your garden with colour next spring, plant bulbs from October to December, before the first frost. Daffodils, tulips, crocus, grape hyacinths and fritillarias are just some of ...

When it comes to spring-flowering bulbs, there are a handful of go-to species that inevitably hog the limelight. Tulips, for instance, with their sleek, Hollywood starlet good looks. Daffodils ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The ground is soft and easily planted with bulbs. The last spring flowering bulbs that should go in are ...

In the 17th Century the Dutch went mad trading tulip bulbs in the hope they could make a massive profit. But was Tulip Mania - a parable of greed compared to the recent heavy investment in the ...

Seeking a zesty accompaniment to his fish, the sailor had unwittingly pilfered not an onion, but a rare Semper Augustus tulip bulb. And in early 1637, tulip bulbs were reaching some truly ...

Nothing says spring like a patch of brightly colored tulips. Tulips are fall-planted bulbs, much like daffodils, alliums, and crocuses. With so many tulip varieties, creating any color design you ...