Want a Cheerful Yellow Tulip Garden Next Spring? Design and Plant One This Fall!

Growing tulip flowers can be a highly enjoyable andDepending upon what kind of result you expect
creative activity, especially when you educatewhen planting, you may want to make sure that all
yourself on the craft of tulip bulb planting. The typesthe tulips that you plant together bloom at the same
of tulip flowers and the time of year that you firsttime. It is also recommended that you pick tulips to
plant tulip bulbs depend upon where you live in theplant together of the same height.
world.Consider how a garden may look when different tulip
Knowing when to plant them and where is veryshades and varieties are planted next to each other.
helpful. It also depends upon what results you wouldDepending on the timing, one variety may blossom in
expect from tulip planting. Usually those who plantearly Spring (mid-March) while another may bloom in
tulips like to arrange them in groups by bloom timelate Spring (mid-May.) The density of flowers in your
and/or flower height.garden depends on the number of tulip bulbs you
There are literally hundreds of combinations of tulipplant. This relies on the size of the bulb and the
colors and varieties that you can grow on yourblooming season. A tall tulip that grows 28" to 36"
property, whether in a field, a garden, as a border orhigh may need to have bulbs planted six to nine
in a container.inches apart, while a tulip plant that grows 18" to 24"
Creating a cheerful yellow tulip garden involveshigh may need to have bulbs planted only three to
knowing that there are quite a few options of yellowsix inches apart.
flowers to choose from. This will help you create theIf you know what you want your garden to look like
brightest looking yellow flower garden that glows asin the Spring, start by designing it in the Fall. Know
if it were the sun.what bulbs to buy, how far apart to plant them and
You have quite a few options to choose from whenhow to get them started so that the plants will be
creating a yellow tulip garden. You can use thisvibrant and hardy in the spring.
opportunity to your advantage. One of the brightestIt is not recommended that you try to just plant any
yellow tulips is the single-flower blooming flower calledtwo tulips together. For example, you would not
the Golden Parade tulip. This jumbo sized perennialwant to plant a bright pink tulip with a light yellow
flower blossom has a hint of goldenrod in it and has atulip. These colors have a tendency to clash and you
tall sturdy stem. This flower's blooming peak is in thewould not want a yellow tulip garden that clashes.
middle of the spring and grows up to 26 inches tall.Yellow and red tulips or yellow and orange tulips
You could plant a variety of other yellow tulips suchmake an excellent combination.
as the double blossoming Sunrise tulip and the singleOf course, you can arrange and design a tulip garden
blossoming Big Smile tulip. These both bloom in lateby single or multiple colors. Yellow tulips are available
spring and the Big Smile tulip is one of the brightestin fringed tulips, parrot tulips, single tulips, and double
yellow tulips that could be perfect for introducing thetulips.
beginning of the summer season. The Big Smile tulipThe options are endless in designing your own tulip
stands up to 26 inches tall. The True and Fair tulip isflower garden for your home. The time to make
shorter, at only up to 16 inches tall. However, sinceyour plans is now, to fill your home garden with a
the color and texture of these flowers would go wellbright, cheerful yellow tulip garden.
together.