Make the Most of Spring Bulbs
Spring bulbs are among the most anticipated flowers—their appearance signals a fresh garden season and the return of color to the bleak winter landscape.
They can be displayed in many ways—a formal garden lined with sculptural shrubs and filled with tulips, a lawn sprinkled with hundreds of crocus or an often-traveled pathway dotted with pockets of fragrant hyacinths.
In the northern two thirds of the United States you’ll plant most of these spring-blooming bulbs in the fall. Some of the bigger tulips are often grown as annuals, but most bulbs are perennial and will multiply over the years.
Among spring-flowering bulbs, the earliest bloomers are snowdrop, crocus, hyacinth and grape hyacinth. These are followed by daffodils, most tulips and fritillaria in midspring. The latest flowers to appear are some of
