They are busy adapting to your soil, your climate and your care. Never plant bulbs in soil where they have previously disappeared. Plant a carpet of muscari, crocus, anemone and other small bulbs under and around other larger bulbs to add depth to your planting as well as terrific color accents. Daffodil bulbs and other members of the Amaryllidaceae family are among the hardiest and most pest-free plants. Deer and voles do not like them.
Bulbs are often the most cost-effective landscape perennial plants.
Most flower bulbs appreciate being planted on sunny hillsides, banks, berms and raised beds where they benefit from good drainage and become focal points when they bloom. Plant in groups of at least 10 bulbs in a flower border and clumps of 50-100 in the landscape for strong visual impact. Tiny bulbs are best planted in the pockets at the bases of tree trunks where they have a natural protection against weeds and wind. They still get enough sun before deciduous trees leaf out. It also helps you locate spring-flowering bulb plantings you want to enlarge.