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 flower as a luxury item and would pay any amount to have one.

The tulips were set out in cardboard bins, with a big picture of the bloom on the front of each box. Looking back, it seems ...

Q: I saw tulip and daffodil bulbs for sale at the store. I remember my mom having tulips, but she also had problems growing them, as I recall. I would like to plant some, but I don’t want problems.

If you plant tulips before November hits, you run the risk of the bulbs growing as the frost hits the soil which is bad news for your spring flowers which will most likely have damaged shoots.

How do you make sure that the bulbs you plant now, this fall, are going to do a superb job of ushering spring into your garden? Once the tulips and other bulbs have bloomed and been cut for indoor ...

Larger animals, like deer, also love tulips. You can try using repellants, which are sometimes helpful, but they also need to be reapplied after a rain. Or plant bulbs that rodents don’t like ...

Bulbs require very little skill, anyone can create a show to rival Alan Titchmarsh et al. All you need is a good catalogue, a bit of forethought and boldness with numbers. How to plant tulip bulbs ...

There’s a reason tulip festivals are popular, and if you want to reproduce that look at home, you don’t need to even plant the bulbs in the ground. Do it like the pros, and grow them in the ...

Tulips are stunning spring bulbs that flower in April and May. They grow well in both pots and borders, and the bulbs should be planted in late autumn. Which? Gardening magazine grew and compared ...

Tulips are among the most popular of flowers in the UK, flowing from March until May in an array of bright colours. Theses bulbs are easy to plant and grow with little to no fuss, meaning even the ...

But they usually won’t continue to grow well if planted after they flower. These forced tulip bulbs are best relegated to the compost pile after blooming. You have a good start if you purchased ...