Flower Bulbs – Small Bulbs with a Big Impact

The dream of every garden owner: plant flowers just once and admire beautiful blooms year after year. And what if the flower display grows even more spectacular each year?

Flower bulbs make exactly that possible. These small bulbs with a surprise effect can stay in the ground for several years and sprout again every year. Additional planting work? Not necessary.

Already in spring, the first flower bulbs show what they can do. And in an seemingly endless variety of colors. It all starts in early spring with snowdrops. They push their heads through the earth even when there's still snow and all other flowers are too cold. Then come the tulips and daffodils, bringing the entire color palette. Closely followed by lilies of the valley and checkered flowers, the sea of color continues. And the best part: these colorful splashes of color appear almost automatically every year in the garden. The only thing to do in the fall is to cut off the faded parts of the flowers. Then the flower bulbs can stay in the ground throughout the winter. In spring, they enjoy a good dose of compost, and the cheerful blooming begins anew. Every three to four years, you can separate the daughter bulbs from the older ones and replant them. This way, the small bulbs bring joy for years without requiring much work or care. Quite practical, right?

Flower bulbs wouldn't be flower bulbs if they only brought joy in spring. A summer without flower bulbs would be possible, but it wouldn't be nearly as beautiful. That's why these little bulbs also have highlights ready for summer and are represented in the garden. Summer bulbs aren’t planted in the fall like their early-blooming counterparts; instead, they’re planted from March to early summer. And summer flower bulbs hold their own against other summer bloomers. What would a summer flower bed be without alliums, lilies, ranunculus, begonias, or dahlias? These popular summer classics combine perfectly with other flowers and always make for a special eye-catcher. However, summer-blooming flower bulbs should be dug up after blooming, as they are only partially hardy. These bulbs are then stored in a box in the basement or garage to overwinter and can be replanted in the spring to bring pretty blooms in the summer again. And even though they need to be planted and dug up again each year, summer-blooming flower bulbs, unlike other flowers, don’t need to be bought new every year and last for several years.

For flower bulbs that bloom in spring and summer, the planting seasons differ. Early bloomers like tulips, daffodils, and others are planted in the fall before the first frost sets in. The optimal time is from September until the first frost. Summer-blooming bulbs are planted starting in March. These bulbs can be planted up until early summer and will add colorful splashes to the garden the same year. Flower bulbs are typically planted at a depth of about three times their diameter. If the garden soil is very heavy and clayey, it is worth loosening the soil with sand. This prevents the bulbs from rotting. Flower bulbs can be planted almost anywhere in the garden: in beds, borders, or even under the lawn – creativity knows no limits. Only summer-blooming flower bulbs are less suitable for planting under the lawn, as they need to be dug up again in the fall.