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Planting bulbs now will yield a colorful spread in spring
This article was published November 6, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.
Tulips come in a wide range of colors and forms.
Nothing is prettier than a field of daffodils blowing in the breeze or a bed of bright red tulips, writes Janet Carson in Saturday's Homestyle section.
These spring-blooming bulbs are one of the easiest ways to dot your landscape with color. The rainy autumn has delayed putting many plants into the ground. Yet don't fret — there is still time.
Spring-blooming bulbs can be planted from October through December, even into January if you pre-chill them. They need 12 to 16 weeks of cool temperatures (below 50 degrees) for them to stretch and elongate.
Read tomorrow's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
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