How to Plant Authentic Dutch Flower Bulbs

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner originally from Holland plant authentic Dutch bulbs Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse Time: 2 hours Cost: $50 and Up Skill Level: Beginner Tools List for Planting Bulbs: Hand Trowel Steel Rake Pointed Shovel Steps: 1. In order to get spring flowers, bulbs must be planted in the fall and overwinter. 2. Select varieties that will offer a sequence of blooms throughout the spring season. Avoid tulips in areas with deer. 3. Layout bulbs around existing plants. 4. Use a hand trowel for planting in small areas. Dig a hole that’s 2.5-3x the height of the bulb. 5. Add super phosphate fertilizer and starter fertilizer to the backfill. 6. Group multiple bulbs in a hole for a fuller effect. 7. For new planting beds, remove mulch using a steel rake, then excavate using shovels. Resources: Roger recommends using super-phosphate fertilizer when planting bulbs instead of bone meal to discourage squirrel activity. It can be purchased in a garden center. Expert assistance with this project was provided by Dale Design, Inc (https://ift.tt/2xhuYdP) The flower bulbs and additional footage of bulbs in flower were provided by ColorBlends (http://www.colorblends.com/) and included the following varieties: Hokus Crocus Tommies Blue Squill Glory of the Snow Spanish Bluebells Daffodil Gold Shoulder Daffodil Stainless Daffodil Golden Echo Daffodil Radar Love Daffodil Baby Boomer Daffodil W.P. Milner Daffodil Pink Charm Daffodil Brackenhurst Daffodil Kedron Daffodil Poeticus Recurvus Daffodil Jack Goldsmith Daffodil Jetfire Ask This Old House TV Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook.   This Old House releases new segments every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.   Keywords: This Old House, How-to, home improvement, DIY, ask this old house, roger cook, landscaping, planting, bulbs, gardening Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: https://ift.tt/1psm4fC Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse https://twitter.com/asktoh Pinterest: https://ift.tt/1psm4fE G+: https://ift.tt/1CtsNjJ Instagram: https://ift.tt/1psm1QZ Tumblr: https://ift.tt/1CtsLbH