Dahlias will suffer in consistently wet earth, so make sure you set them up in ideal conditions, and not alongside these ...

"Cut tulips tend to droop primarily because their natural response to being removed from the bulb, which interrupts their ...

WE’VE all been there – standing in the garden with a jet washer in hand, full of optimism, ready to blast away months of ...

On May 31, the city of Holland and the Holland In Bloom Committee are hosting the annual Tulip Dig. Starting at 9 a.m., those who want some tulip bulbs can dig some up at Centennial Park, Window ...

Some of the most long-lived tulips are to be found among the Darwin Hybrids. Deep planting, up to a depth of 30 cm, also helps to delay division in the bulbs and prolong their flowering lifetime.

The annual tulip festival is a beautiful Mother's Day activity at Waterdrinker Family Farm. "So between our two farm locations, we have about 3 to 3 and a half million tulip bulbs planted," Megan ...

Once the tulip blubs make it to Holland in September, MDARD inspectors look at bulbs of each variety by hand. These inspections can often take hours as inspectors go bulb-by-bulb to check for soft ...

Tulip bulbs have to chill out (chillax?) in cold storage for 12 to 16 weeks and be kept in the dark before they'll send up shoots. A fridge, the garage, a root cellar or even outdoors (under the ...

However, tulip growing is not without issues. "A lot of planted bulbs come up a week later than you think, so when your neighbors have some, just be patient," Dush said.

Tulips bulbs left in the ground will rot unless they are planted in an area with good drainage. If standing water is an issue, dig up the bulbs, store them, and relocate them in the fall.

Tulips planted in the ground require very little water and can easily rot or develop fungus if left in standing water. However, watering tulip bulbs in pots is a slightly different matter.