Actually, they're in every fall, but now is the right time to start planning which bountiful blooms will grace your yard or maybe a pot or two in the coming springtime months. But this is a good time to plan things out so that when the time comes, you'll be ready. Bulbs should be in stock at most stores that caters to gardeners, and although a variety is available, the clear winners for this area are daffodils, tulips, hyacinths and crocus, said Scott Warren, manager of Garden Place. They're flowers that a lot of people really enjoy and they are fairly easy to plant and maintain if you have some idea of what you are doing. Planting too early is one of the easiest ways to destroy a bulb.
Bulbs require colder temperatures to grow properly.
The problem is that the vast majority of bulbs you buy are already pre-chilled, meaning that they already have sufficient hours of cold to start growing and blooming. Unfortunately, our warm, often spring-like weather that sometimes lasts far into what is technically winter fools the plants. Since they think it's springtime because of the prevailing temperature, they start to grow. When cold temperatures do come, it proves too much for the premature plants, which then die a frosty death. That generally assures that things will go as planned.