Dig, drop, done! Find out how to plant and grow tulips that will light up your garden in spring.

Tulips are synonymous with spring, so including them in your garden is a must. Thankfully they thrive in a container garden. 'Tulips are favored in a container garden because they are hardy, come ...

Growing tulips in pots If growing in pots, add a controlled-release fertiliser to a Best Buy compost for containers. Plant bulbs in layers to boost the display and pack them in for maximum effect.

However, you are not planting in beds in the ground — you are planting in containers. When planting tulips in containers, we plant the bulbs very shallowly and closer together.

However, you are not planting in beds in the ground — you are planting in containers. When planting tulips in containers, we plant the bulbs very shallowly and closer together.

I always save some narcissus, anemones, ranunculus, grape hyacinths, Dutch irises and freesias to plant in containers, as well as some tulips and hyacinths.

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I use tulips as annuals in my pots and compost them when I’m ready to plant my containers for summer display. Tulip bulbs compare favorably in price with other annuals,” Montgomery says.

To plant spring-flowering bulbs other than paperwhites and amaryllis in containers, purchase them by late November and place them in the vegetable bin of your refrigerator for at least six weeks.

I use tulips as annuals in my pots and compost them when I’m ready to plant my containers for summer display. Tulip bulbs compare favorably in price with other annuals,” Montgomery says.