Colorful Spring with Flower Bulbs and Co. – An Overview

Once planted, the flower bulb delights with its blossom. And the bloom continues to increase steadily. Gardening with flower bulbs is irresistibly simple.

Flower bulbs provide a wealth of blooms throughout the year. Whether it's a delicate early bloomer, a lush summer flower, or a hardy autumn plant that even opens its flowers at the beginning of winter – they all belong to the flower bulb family.

Early bloomers like snowdrops, tulips, daffodils, checkered flowers, and lilies of the valley are incredibly hardy. After their leaves are cut back in autumn, their bulbs can remain in the soil with the right winter protection – and this can last for years. In early spring, add some compost, remove withered flowers, and separate the daughter bulbs every three to four years. This way, you'll enjoy your flowers for a long time! However, for very severe frost, sensitive or shallowly planted bulbs should be dug up and stored over the winter.

Especially early bloomers benefit from the flower bulb as a storage organ. In winter, they store nutrients and can bloom before other plants. Their growing season begins even before the trees have fully closed their canopy. But the bulb family also has plenty to offer for summer. Summer-blooming flower bulbs are not planted between September and the first frost but from March to early summer. Then, begonias, dahlias, gladioluses, lilies, ranunculus, and ornamental onions adorn the sunny garden. Each flower bulb is relatively low-maintenance and undemanding. With them, you can create a colorful garden with little effort.

Flower bulbs are typically planted two to three times as deep as their diameter. The larger the bulb, the deeper it sits in the soil. Most flower bulbs prefer well-drained soils, as waterlogging can lead to rot and mold. If the garden soil is too heavy and clayey, mixing in sand can help prevent potential diseases. Flower bulbs are excellent for planting in borders and flower beds. Early bloomers also make a great color accent in lawns. Many tend to naturalize, creating small floral islands. If planting flower bulbs in the lawn, wait to mow the grass until after the blooming period is over, or the beautiful flower display will be short-lived.