How to Shop for Bulbs Online

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Shopping for bulbs online is an easy and enjoyable way to buy your favorite flowers. With a click of the mouse, your garden is one step closer to an explosion of color.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Spring-flowering Bulbs
  • Summer Bulbs

Step1
Enter the Internet address of a company that sells bulbs online. Or, find an online retailer by conducting a search at a major search engine like Google or Yahoo.
Step2
Select bulb varieties based on color, bloom time, height, ability to grow in sun or shade, and adaptation to your climate.
Step3
Determine quantities of bulbs by noting how close they can be planted for each of your planting areas.
Step4
Choose hardy spring-flowering bulbs, such as daffodils, tulips, crocus and hyacinths, for fall delivery and planting.
Step5
Choose tender summer-flowering bulbs, such as begonias and gladiolus, for spring delivery and planting.
Step6
Double-check information about delivery times. Make sure they are right for planting in your area. (Generally, the farther north you are, the earlier you should plant.)
Step7
Submit your order with completed billing and shipping information.

Tips & Warnings

  • If you order bulbs such as tulips and hyacinths, which usually need chilling, make sure they'll be delivered early enough to keep them in your refrigerator for eight weeks before planting. Or order prechilled bulbs.
  • Bargains are not always as good a deal as they may seem. They are often smaller or lower-quality bulbs that do not bloom as well.

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