Gardening is great exercise and a good family project. Most kids like to play in the dirt and you can make a game out of planting bulbs and plants. Let the kids pick out their own bulbs and plant them. They will take great pride in the flowers in the spring when they bloom. With every bulb order placed you receive free, a bulb planting guide with all our planting and care tips.
Bulbs planted in pots are particularly susceptible to cold damage.
Protect pots from freezing solid by moving the pot to a protected area until the chance of severe freezing has passed. In late January and February, inspect for fire heads on tulips. This appears as a gray fuzz on the tips of the foliage. These are actually botrytis spores and can spread to all your tulips. Remove the entire infected plant and bulb, and discard to control the disease.