All about Tulip Gardens
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Article by: Linda Paquette As the curtain of winter , Decorators' 5-Minute Fabric Secrets for Unlit Fireplace Cand lifts, tulips , Landscape Gardening: Garden Paths are one of the first flowers , Best Gardening Gifts for All Occasions to take the spring , Beware of Toxic Mulch stage. As the last drifts of snow , Wall Clocks tell time and decorate! seep into the soil, , Decorate with Area Rugs these bright signs of spring , Comfort and Style for your Bedroom! dance in the sunlight. However, you don't have to wait for spring , Best Gardening Gifts for All Occasions to grow , Pruning Your Orchid Plants tulips. Whether it lies in a bed, , Garden Leaf Blower Maintenance under a shrub, , Greenhouse Accessories in the crevices of a rock garden , Wall Clocks tell time and decorate! or in a container, a tulip bulb , Handcrafted Garden Bridges Builds Traditional Arched Span Bridges with Modern Flair is an underground flower , A Smart Spin for the Container-Challenged factory just waiting to "spring up" from whatever soil , The American Dream Home it occupies. The whole purpose of a tulip bulb , Dream Yard is to flower. , Garden Arrangements can make a huge difference in your yard In fact, in the center of each bulb, , DUAL PANE WINDOW GLASS REPAIR tiny leaves cradle a baby bud. , Be safe on your Ladder! The white, , DUAL PANE WINDOW GLASS REPAIR onion-like bulb , Geranium Plants that surrounds the bud , Wall Clocks tell time and decorate! stores all the nutrients that the bud , Geranium Plants needs to sprout and grow. , Decorate with Area Rugs The only real help the tulip , New Garden Phlox needs to grow , Make A Coffee Can Herb Garden is a generous drink of water , Choosing a Pond or Fountain Light: LED or Halogen? and some soil , Make A Coffee Can Herb Garden to keep it moist. Selecting Cultivars When selecting bulbs, , Decorate with Area Rugs a simple rule of thumb is that the bigger the bulb, , New Garden Phlox the bigger the flower. , Next Day Delivery Choose plump bulbs , Gardening information and design ideas that are firm and heavy for their size. Although the tunic (outer papery skin) need not be intact, avoid bulbs , Building or Decorating Your Home Requires House Plans that are withered, overly dry, scarred, and have traces of mold, soft spots, or other blemishes. However, more difficult than selecting bulbs , Tips For Growing Acid Loving Plants in Bucks County is first choosing from the over 100 varieties of tulips , New Garden Phlox which are divided into 15 divisions. Careful selection from different divisions can help you plan , The American Dream Home a tulip garden , Tips For Growing Acid Loving Plants in Bucks County that begins in early spring , Decorators' 5-Minute Fabric Secrets for Unlit Fireplace Cand and dances on through the end of May! 1. Single Early Short-stemmed tulips , Garden Arrangements can make a huge difference in your yard (usually about 8-inches high) that flower , Red Roses If I Love You, Yellow If I Don't: The Secret Language of s in late March and early April. 2. Double Early A profusion of petals on 12 to 15 inch stems makes an attractive display when these bulbs , Best Gardening Gifts for All Occasions are forced indoors. , Comfort and Style for your Bedroom! Although they usually bloom from early to mid-April, they are more delicate than some other cultivars and need protection from cold , Gardening information and design ideas and inclement weather. , Tips For Growing Acid Loving Plants in Bucks County 3. Triumph A standard since 1923 when they were named by Dutch breeder, N. Zandbergen, these tulips , Garden And Patio Decorations For Great Outdoor Living take the throne at the end of April as they tower to 18 inches high. 4. Darwin Hybrids One of the tallest garden , Should Baby Bedding Be Tight or Loose? tulips (usually over 2-feet tall) these red and yellow beauties are perfect for naturalizing and are those you generally see returning in established gardens , Curtains, Windows and Feng Shui May after May. 5. Single Late Originally known as Cottage tulips, , DUAL PANE WINDOW GLASS REPAIR these hybrids inter-mingled and successfully merged with Darwin hybrids. Like the Darwins, they grow , Choosing a Pond or Fountain Light: LED or Halogen? well over 2-feet tall and bloom in May. 6. Lily-Flowered Another May-flowering tulip, , Should Baby Bedding Be Tight or Loose? this group was originally grouped with Cottage tulips , Sky Pencil Hollies Are Used in Furlong Pa. but was reclassified in 1958. On stems that grow , Garden Arrangements can make a huge difference in your yard from 1 ½ to 2-feet tall, long, shapely flowers , DUAL PANE WINDOW GLASS REPAIR have pointed petals that most closely resemble native Turkish tulips , Funniest Pond Stories - Part 1, May 2004 and boast the first scented tulip, , Building or Decorating Your Home Requires House Plans the Ballerina, in their troupe. 7. Fringed A short (12 to 18 inches) but showy group of tulips , New Garden Phlox that brightens the May garden , Landscape ing: Garden Paths with ruffles that either mirror or add a contrasting color , Garden Arrangements can make a huge difference in your yard to the rest of the bloom. 8. Viridiflora May blooms with a flash of green , Landscape Gardening: Garden Paths streaked through their petals, this group of tulips , How to Grow Japanese Red Maple Trees from Seed varies from one to two-feet tall. 9. Rembrandt Once highly prized by gardeners, today these tulips , New Garden Phlox are nearly obsolete. Although streaked with beautiful , Funniest Pond Stories - Part 1, May 2004 breaks and stripes of artistic color, , How to build a water pond !! it was discovered that this palette was created by a virus that could spread to other tulip , Landscape Gardening: Garden Paths cultivars. Although some suppliers still offer the Rembrandt, these tulips , Gardening information and design ideas are no longer commercially grown and advertised types are generally no relation to the true Rembrandt cultivars. 10. Parrot A riot of petals that curl in all directions, these blooms look like they could use some preening. However, they aren't named for their resemblance to feathers, but rather for the bud , Pruning Your Orchid Plants that resembles a parrot's beak. A few of these May-blooming cultivars are scented. They generally grow , Landscape Gardening: Garden Paths from 16 to 24 inches tall. 11. Double Late (Peony Flowered) Although less resistant to poor weather, , Need A House And Pet Sitter While You're Away But Think You peony flowered cultivars are another excellent choice for container tulip growing. , A Smart Spin for the Container-Challenged From mid to late May, these tall (1 ½ to 2-feet) blooms bear a profusion of petals in close resemblance to their namesake. 12. Kaufmanniana If you have difficulty in pronouncing the name of this group, you can also call , DUAL PANE WINDOW GLASS REPAIR its cultivars ‘water lily tulips'. Opening flat , Tips For Successful Backyard Grape Growing under the mid-March sun, , The two pillars of a successful interior design project! the foliage of these flowers , Practical Feng Shui – Debunking the myths and finding out wh is characterized by deep purple or brown blotches. Shorter than some other cultivars, the Kaufmanniana is only 6 to 12 inches high. 13. Fosteriana Greigii crossed with Kaufmanniana "fostered" this division. From 8 to 18 inches tall, these tulips , Dream Yard add drama to the April garden , Next Day Flower Delivery with foliage that ranges from grey-green to glossy green. , Funniest Pond Stories - Part 1, May 2004 14. Greigii Another short (8 to 12 inches) addition to the early spring garden , ing information and design ideas (late March to early April), striking wavy edged foliage provides a perfect backdrop for an eruption of upright blooms that stand amidst a frame of flared-out petals. 15. Species The last and the least? This group is truly the dwarf (4 to 12 inches) of the tulip , Red Roses If I Love You, Yellow If I Don't: The Secret Language of Flowers family. However, they're easy to naturalize and their cheery blooms repeat year after year anytime from March to May, some varieties even seeding themselves freely! They are definite proof that good things come in small packages! Planting the tulip , Curtains, Windows and Feng Shui Bulbs Although grown in Holland since the late 16th Century, tulips , How to plan and successfully grow your garden. are native to the mountains of Turkey. There, the winters , Beware of Toxic Mulch are cold, , Planting Impatiens the spring , Landscape Gardening: Garden Paths rains are plentiful and they have cold winters, , Tips For Growing Acid Loving Plants in Bucks County plenty of water , Garden Arrangements can make a huge difference in your yard in the spring, , Dream Yard and the rest of the year is well… hot! , Garden Leaf Blower Maintenance Tulips , Garden Leaf Blower Maintenance need the warmth of summer , Landscape Gardening: Garden Paths sun to ripen next year's flower , How to Kill Poinsettia Plants buds. However, they need the cold , Decorate with Area Rugs of winter , Decorators' 5-Minute Fabric Secrets for Unlit Fireplace Cand to rest for their lively emergence in spring. , Enjoy the Outdoors with a Patio Heater Generally, unplanted bulbs , Energy-saving ideas for setting holiday lights aglow are difficult to keep over winter. , Garden And Patio Decorations For Great Outdoor Living Once evening temperatures , Curtains, Windows and Feng Shui dip to 50F, it's time to put them in the ground. Fall , Garden Arrangements can make a huge difference in your yard is also the best time to nourish your tulips. , Red Roses If I Love You, Yellow If I Don't: The Secret Language of Flowers Before you begin planting bulbs, , Dream Yard work nutrient rich compost , DUAL PANE WINDOW GLASS REPAIR through your soil. , Energy-saving ideas for setting holiday lights aglow Although bulbs , New Garden Phlox will grow , Landscape Gardening: Garden Paths in nearly any type of soil, , Best Gardening Gifts for All Occasions the richer your soil , Should Baby Bedding Be Tight or Loose? is, the bigger your bulb , Should Baby Bedding Be Tight or Loose? lift will be next summer. , Tips For Successful Backyard Grape Growing Good drainage is another crucial factor in keeping bulbs healthy. , Funniest Pond Stories - Part 1, May 2004 Plant bulbs , Geranium Plants two to three times their height. For compact displays, plant , Energy-saving ideas for setting holiday lights aglow them closely together, but not touching. The root , Sky Pencil Hollies Are Used in Furlong Pa. side of a bulb , Decorators' 5-Minute Fabric Secrets for Unlit Fireplace Cand is the more rounded side; the pointed side is the part that will open and sprout foliage and flower. , Next Day Delivery Container Tulip , Red Roses If I Love You, Yellow If I Don't: The Secret Language of Flowers Tips Choose container size according to the height of your cultivar and the density of your bulb , How to plan and successfully grow your tulip garden. planting. Plant , How to build a water pond !! bulbs the same as you would garden , Best ing Gifts for All Occasions grown-tulips, making sure there is at least ½ inch of soil , Wall Clocks tell time and decorate! below the planting. Plant tulips , Wall Clocks tell time and decorate! for indoor , Best Gardening Gifts for All Occasions forcing in September and October. Place pots , Gardening information and design ideas in a cool garden , Decorate with Area Rugs spot (outdoors) and cover them with an inch of clean soil. , Should Baby Bedding Be Tight or Loose? When top growth is about ½ -inch to 1-inch, transfer them indoors , New for 2006- Granite Flexible Preformed Rock Pond Kits to a darkened area with a maximum temperature , How to plan and successfully grow your tulip garden. of 60F. Let the stems lengthen for about three weeks and return them to a lighted area with a slightly higher temperature. , Handcrafted Garden Bridges Builds Traditional Arched Span Bridges with Modern Flair Use fresh soil-based potting mixtures only. Peat based mixtures may burn the roots , Decorators' 5-Minute Fabric Secrets for Unlit Fireplace Cand of your bulbs , Wall Clocks tell time and decorate! and soil , Building or Decorating Your Home Requires House Plans less mixtures dry too quickly. If putting containers outdoors, , Wall Clocks tell time and decorate! protect them from severe frosts particularly when combined with penetrating winds. Store them in a cool area like your garage , Handcrafted Garden Bridges Builds Traditional Arched Span Bridges with Modern Flair or wrap with sacking or straw , Planting Impatiens and cover them with plastic , Painting and Decorating Tile bags until the weather , Funniest Pond Stories - Part 1, May 2004 is more tulip-friendly. It is essential to keep tulip , Funniest Pond Stories - Part 1, May 2004 containers sufficiently watered. Unlike garden , Energy-saving ideas for setting holiday lights aglow grown plants, , Decorators' 5-Minute Fabric Secrets for Unlit Fireplace Cand those in containers cannot seek for water , Dream Yard deeper within their environment. , Garden Leaf Blower Maintenance Dry pots , Building or Decorating Your Home Requires House Plans result in stunted and shriveled flower , The American Dream Home heads. Tulip Care When tulips , Pruning Your Orchid Plants are done flowering, , Next Day Flower Delivery either snip the stem or deadhead the bloom. However, let the leaves die naturally. This is the time the bulb , Wall Clocks tell time and decorate! absorbs the nutrients it needs for next year's growth. When the foliage becomes discolored, remove it to prevent "tulip fire", which can poison your soil. , Best Gardening Gifts for All Occasions This is also a good time to lift any tulip bulbs , The two pillars of a successful interior design project! that you want to remove from your garden. , How to build a water pond !! Lifting bulbs , Cultivating Plants in your Garden...what to watch out for. isn't any more complex than digging them out of the ground or dumping them out of the pot. , Geranium Plants Usually each bloom produces one good-sized bulb , How to Grow Japanese Red Maple Trees from Seed and two smaller offshoots that can be discarded. Allow lifted bulbs , Gardening information and design ideas to dry naturally. Then store them somewhere cool in an airy container (net produce bags and burlap bags work well) to provide good circulation until next planting time. Tulip Problems When tulips , Garden Arrangements can make a huge difference in your yard produce foliage but no flowers, , Painting and Decorating Tile the most probable cause is damage caused by slugs or snails. Although liquid slug killers are available from most garden , How to plan and successfully grow your tulip . centers, most of them are toxic to beneficial organisms and insects in your garden , Geranium Plants as well as your pets and your family. The easiest way to deter slugs from invading your tulips , How to build a water pond !! is to create a barrier of lava rock or diatomaceous earth , Beware of Toxic Mulch around your tulips. , Need A House And Pet Sitter While You're Away But Think You Both have sharp edges that kill invading pests , Curtains, Windows and Feng Shui by cutting into their skin and causing them to dry up. Another effective way to control slugs is with beer traps. Partially filled cans buried up to the lip will attract and drown slugs. About the Author Linda is an author of |
  
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