Fertilize tulips when planting in the fall by adding a handful of compost and about a tablespoon of bonemeal to the hole. After the bulbs sprout in spring, feed them again with bone meal and compost ...

Q: For Valentine’s Day, I received tulip bulbs growing and blooming in a water-filled container, and I’m curious to know if I can plant them in a pot as I’ve noticed they’re starting to turn ...

This handy bulb planter features both centimetre and inch markers, for planting at the correct depth, plus a spring-loaded ...

Gardening expert Diarmuid Gavin reveals the common problem that can wreak havoc over one of the nation's favourite plants - ...

When Christmas passes, it reminds me that the next few weeks are an important time for planting certain spring flowering bulbs. This includes tulips, hyacinths and other bulbs that have been ...

They define one of the boundaries of my spring dreams, inspiring me with speckled Rembrandt varieties, Darwin hybrids with ...

It never ends for gardeners does it? Alan Titchmarsh says you need to get planting now if you want the bright colour sof ...

Q: In February, I bought a beautiful group of tulips in a glass container that has little "pockets" for each bulb to grow in water indoors. They did fantastic. Now the leaves have yellowed and are ...

QUESTION: I have about 80 tulip bulbs that have been in my refrigerator chilling since I purchased them in early November. I still haven't planted them since we have had such a mild winter. Have I ...

A recent caller left a message on my phone mail: "I try every year but I don't have any luck ... how can I force tulips?" "Force them to do what?" That was my initial reaction because tulips are like ...

Tulip mania, a strange financial bubble in Holland in the 1630s, made a tulip bulb cost up to 10 times the yearly income of a skilled craftsman, according to reports. The flowers became a status ...

If you've never planted tulip bulbs before, the process might seem a bit intimidating, but the fact is that tulips are easy to plant and grow, even in pots. That's why they rank among the most popular ...