How to Make Spring Festive with Daffodils and Tulips
Plan for a festive spring yard by planting tulip and daffodil bulbs in the fall. Spend a few hours outside planting bulbs on a few weekends and then in the spring your yard will be ablaze with color. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Plant bulbs to add joy to your yard. Tulips and daffodils are very colorful and will add a burst of happiness to the mood of everyone who spots them.
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Buy tulip and daffodil bulbs at the flea market, dollar stores, gardening stores, and obtain them from friends who are slimming down their flower beds.
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Plant the bulbs in single color groupings to add bursts of color to a yard or mix the colors for a dramatic rainbow mix of colors.
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Plant the bulbs in stages so they do not all bloom at once. Space the plantings out by a few weeks to ensure you have flowers blooming for as long as possible.
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Tulips and daffodils may be used along a fence, in a raised flower garden, in pots on a front porch, and on the slope of a hill for a dramatic impact. Tulips and daffodil bulbs will bloom for many years. The effort to plant them is well worth it; you will have an abundance of glorious flowers to admire outside or cut to decorate the home.
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Tips & Warnings
Plant extra bulbs to ensure you have adequate blooms.
Plant bulbs before November so the ground is soft and easy to dig.
Look for firm bulbs. If the bulb is shriveled it may not bloom.
