PASCO, Wash. -- One question I'm often asked about is why tulips don't rebloom. Tulips don't "perennialize" well, coming back year after year like daffodils. Hybrid tulips are not reliable re-bloomers ...

If you want tulips, the gardening wisdom goes, you have to plant new ones every fall. Most tulips make a big spring splash and then peter out. They might not return at all, or they’ll send up some ...

Did you know that in 17th century Holland, tulips were so precious that one bulb could sell for the price of a new home? The economic tulip bubble that occurred between 1634 and 1637 was termed ...

Putting down an application of fertilizer in mid-winter is an easy task to prepare your daffodils to bloom in the spring. News & Observer File Photo - Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com Practically ...

When you're planting tulip bulbs this autumn, think location and good drainage to ensure that your tulips return for more than one season with blooms. A sunny site is ideal, as tulips flower best in ...

Don't fertilize springblooming bulbs if you're going to replace them next fall. Most books recommend adding bone meal and fertilizer whenever you plant spring-blooming bulbs. That's only necessary if ...