By Sarah Letts
While you can always use seeds to grow flowers, flower bulbs often offer superior results. Since they are already partially grown, flower bulbs will grow into full flowers and plants much more quickly than seeds do. Generally, if you plant flower bulbs in the fall, you'll enjoy their blooms the following spring. You can buy flower bulbs at a variety of locations, ranging from florists to...
By Naomi Judd
Daffodils or Narcissus can be planted nearly anywhere and have a lengthy blooming season. These annuals require a cool period in order to bloom their beautiful yellow petals in the spring. They can be planted in cold soil in the fall or they can be stored for safe keeping and planted in the early spring. This is the proper way to store the bulbs inside and keep them healthy for planting. Dry the ...
By Toni Leland
Approximately 10 percent of the Earth's surface is composed of soil. Many different types of soil comprise that percentage, and each type determines what plants will grow in it. To understand why soil type affects plant growth, one must know about the composition of soil. Many things combine to make soil, including mineral particles, decaying organisms, living organisms, air and water. The...
By M.S. Beltran
The term "succulent" is derived from the Latin "succus," meaning juicy. Succulent plants are specially adapted in order to retain water. The natural habitat for most succulents is where there are high temperatures but low precipitation, such as in the deserts or in dry areas of the tropics. The plants were forced to adapt by collecting and storing water in order to survive....
By Adam Cloe
A bulb is a structure that looks like a root and grows under the soil. However, bulbs are not actually roots. Instead, they are the lower part of a plant's stem. Bulbs also have had their leaves modified to a fleshier form. Unlike roots, which gather nutrients, bulbs store nutrients for the growing plant. The bulb is attached to the rest of the plant at a part called the basal plate....