Tulips are quintessential Spring flowers and easy to find in just about every grocery store — but I have to admit, I rarely buy them. Reason being, I get them home and promptly watch them droop ...

Mention tulips, and few of us think of scimitars and Suleiman the Magnificent. But before the Dutch began breeding the flower as the zaftig blossoms we know today, the tulip was a tiny gemlike ...

Tulips forced into bloom inside and grown in water probably won't recharge enough to bloom a second year. Saved tulips also need 10 to 12 weeks of chill time to simulate winter before bloom is ...

Well, unfortunately, tulips are native to habitats with winter climates. Persistent low temperatures are critical for bulbs to store sufficient nutrients to feed and rebuild the plant.

Tulips in bloom 04:02. Each year, fields of flowers spring to life in row after row of vibrant, carefully-coordinated colors. This annual bloom attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists who come ...

Growing tulips is generally considered pretty easy and a great project for beginner gardeners. The main things to consider are the timing — tulips should generally be planted in the fall, the ...

Wicked Tulips, one of Rhode Island's favorite flower farms, is open earlier than ever this year thanks to a trick of covering some of the early blooming varieties in fabric to force the blooms sooner.