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How to Grow Flower Bulbs & More!

There are many kinds of bulbs and many ways to grow them. It's simple. These pages will help you learn how.

Growing flower bulbs is easy, there are tips here to help you get the most out of the bulb activities. There's also other interesting stuff including the fun history of flower bulbs and more.

Bulb basics

• What is a bulb? - What really is a flower bulb? The question is answered here.

• Spring-flowering bulb basics - Plant bulbs in fall for flowers in spring.

• 'Naturalizing' - Grow bulbs without creating planting beds -- even in your lawn.

• 'Best Bulbs for Naturalizing' - The best varieties for year after year results.

• 'Forcing' bulbs - Grow bulbs indoors in pots in winter and early spring.

• Best Bulbs for Forcing - These are varieties considered best for forcing.

• Forcing Timetable - How long to cool bulbs for forcing and how many weeks to bloom.

• Forcing Paperwhites and Amaryllis - These are the easiest bulbs for kids to force because they don't require chilling.

Bulb history

• Tulipmania: History's Flower Frenzy - The history of Tulipmania, when tulips were traded like gold.

• Time Traveling Tulips - Historical tulip varieties you can plant this fall.

• Quest for the Black Tulip - For centuries, hybridizers have sought to create a black tulip.

Working with kids

• Things to do with Kids in the Fall Garden - English garden guru Gertrude Jekyll thought fall was the time to introduce kids to gardening.

• Keeping Kids Safe in the Garden - Gardens are happy places, but it's important to think safe, especially with younger kids.

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