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Article: Flowering bulbs put a spring in yards

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October 3, 2007
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Well, it is that time of year again - bulb time. It is the time I begin feeling guilty when I walk into the grocery store or hardware store. Spring flowering bulbs like tulips and daffodils are for sale everywhere. I know that if I take my own advice to buy them early for a better selection, I will also be buying a case of amnesia to go along with them. I will forget that I bought them too early to plant, and won't remember until it is too late to plant them for their best blooming next spring. I need to decide it is time to plant bulbs, buy them and come home to plant them.

Spring flowering bulbs are amazing little flower factories. Next spring's flower bud is already in the bulb. In true ...

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