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Tiny Iris reticulata and tall tulips such as this ‘Apricot Beauty’ are in stock now in packs and pots!

If you just never quite got around to purchasing planting your spring-blooming bulbs last fall, you’re in luck — pre-planted bulbs, in packs and 4” containers, are now available. Thus, you won’t miss out on enjoying these springtime essentials in your containers and beds in the months ahead. The following describes some of the beauties available from our wonderful array of pre-planted bulbs.

The delicately dangling bright-white blooms of Galanthus, or snowdrops — whose shade-tolerance makes them perfect for planting under trees — can create an almost fairytale-like scene when planted en masse. They can also produce a unique effect when planted beneath your lawn. Their tiny flower-heads peeking through the grass is quite a cheerful sight.

Reminiscent of a French Impressionist painting — but in miniature — Iris reticulata produces striking blue blooms on smallish stems. Plant them in containers, or scatter them throughout your garden in well-lit areas.

If you’re looking for beauty plus scent, then hyacinths definitely should be on your list — their heady perfume is famous! These fragrant beauties can be found in many shades of blue, pink, purple, and red, as well as white.

Daffodils, often envisioned as simply tall and yellow, actually can be found in an ever-expanding range of sizes and colors. We carry 15-20 different varieties of daffodils. Some are quite tall, but have tiny flower heads — for example, 18”-tall ‘Jack Snipe’. Others, such as ‘Pipit’, are on the short side — 8” or so — but have standard-size flowers. Still others have a small bloom AND are small in stature (‘Minnow’ and ‘Tête-à-Têtes’). ‘Dutch Master’ is perhaps the ultimate daffodil. It has large pure-yellow blooms and is a towering 18”. Several of our daffodils are double-flowering or multi-flowering. And a few daffodils stray well away from the typical white, yellow and orange combos — envision bright white with salmon pink (‘Kaydee’), or white with a pink rim (‘Pink Charm’.)

Finally, we have tons of tulips! Look for softly colored ‘Apricot Beauty’, deep pink ‘Barcelona’, scarlet red ‘Hollandia’, bright orange ‘Princess Irene’, and pure white ‘Snow Star’, just to name a very few.

Last fall’s procrastination need not mean your beds and containers will be barren of bulbs and blooms. You can plant our pre-planted bulbs now and be rewarded with bright blooming color come springtime.

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