Tag Archives: tulips

Where can I buy tulips/bulbs in the GTA?

Hello, We would like to grow tulips in our front garden. I have tried all my local nurseries and none keep tulips. Do you know where I can buy tulips from? Appreciate your guidance.…

Tulip blight – Botrytis tulipae

Nearly all of my tulips got Botrytis tulipae this year.  I am cleaning up the area and won’t be planting tulips in the same location for a few years.  My question is whether or not it’s safe to plant other…

Mystery plant and mystery tulip muncher

The picture is of a plant with red, fleshy stalks and early blooming yellow flowers. I haven’t been able to identify it and thus know whether to eradicate it as there are a few in our Urban garden in Peterborough.…

Rabbits ate the tips of my tulip bulbs

I planted tulip bulbs in fall 2018. This spring I saw them start growing and have about 3″ of growth when rabbits or something chewed off all growth. The bulbs still grew about another 3″ and the rabbits chewed off…

Spring bulbs, Daffodils and Tulips

I’ve planted daffodils each year for the last 4 years. The first year, they look great; the second year, there are half as many and the third year they’re often gone altogether. I have even less luck with tulips, many…