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.

When planting tulips in containers, we plant the bulbs very shallowly and closer together. The bulbs are planted with the tips just showing at the soil surface. The spacing is about 1 inch apart.

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.

Tulips look best when planted in groups and there are so many choices they fit into any garden from formal to cottage. They are also great planted up in pot for container gardening.

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.

Discover essential tips for planting reliable and stunning tulips, from meeting their chilling needs to keeping critters away. How and when to plant tulip bulbs can seem confusing to beginning ...

Dwarf iris, like tulips, often do better in pots than in the ground because of their high drainage requirements.

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.