Article: Clever combinations Layer bulbs now for a spectacular spring showing.(Home & Garden)

Article: SPRING FEVER IN AUTUMN? PLANT EARLY BULBS NOW FOR ...
The Boston Globe;  October 4, 2001 ;     631 words ... ... more tolerant of shade than most bulbs and look very natural growing under ... snowdrops, crocuses, and other early bulbs beginning in 1914. Deputy director ... Wildflower Society) told me the bulbs disappeared when the area was overgrown ...

Article: Making an impact with early ...
The Washington Times;  September 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... without damaging the bulbs' ability to flower again next year. To make bulb planting easy, garden ... holes, spoon in a little bulb fertilizer, mix it up ... soil, then place the bulb and cover. If you're ... of Crocus tommasinianus bulbs by the hundreds or even ...

Article: Early bulbs' blooms bring promise of spring
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 28, 1999 ;     681 words ... ... Snow crocus. The names of these tiny bulbs sound like winter, but the bright blossoms ... of spring. They're called "minor" bulbs, and they're not nearly as big and showy ... extravagance. Planting is easy: These little bulbs need only tiny holes, 3 or 4 inches deep ...

Article: Signs of spring blooming // Early bulbs usher in ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... unpredictable month of March. Bulbs such as snowdrops, winter ... emergence of these earliest bulbs. When unseasonably warm ... instead of a lion, watch bulb gardens for the first ... small bud vase. Three bulbs that usually appear in ... blue. How such a lovely bulb got such an unromantic ...

Article: Early bulbs brave cold // Snowdrops, snowflakes ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 16, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... common names for this spring-flowering bulb. The French call it Perce-neige ... with the earliest tulips, this little bulb blooms with six-petaled star-shaped ... gigantea. Like the other snow-tolerant bulbs described here, Chionodoxa can be planted ...

Article: Winter flowers. (indoor gardening)(includes related article on ...
Saturday Evening Post;  January 1, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... winter flowers. Bulbs that bloom in mid ... blooming shrubs. The early bulbs are a special delight ... the long winter. Bulbs should be planted ... unmowed until the bulb foliage dies back ... show. Most of the early bulbs are small and inexpensive ...

Article: Bulbs key to glorious spring display
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  April 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... blooming longer. Since bulbs are part of a glorious ... What should I do when my bulbs come up when it is still ... early warm spell, my early bulbs emerged and bloomed ... Question: I planted lots of bulbs last fall, and the daffodils ... whatever color the parent bulb was. But that's ...