Spring flowering bulbs offer a reliable colorful display just when you need it most.

Bulbs are an ever increasing part of many spring gardens to enjoy them in the spring, they must be planted in the fall.If you plan it right a little bit of time spent now can result in effortless beauty next year!

• Choose healthy bulbs. Avoid bulbs that are dry and withered, spongy, smell rotten or show signs of excessive mold and slime. In general, the larger the bulb for its type the more flowers.

• Prepare the soil if necessary by incorporating ample organic matter.A rich well draining soil with a balanced pH will feed the underground bulb and fuel the spring growth and flowers.Soil preparation is not always necessary if drainage is good.

• Mid-September until late October is the best time for bulb planting although bulbs can be planted during the latter half of October until mid-December. The soil temperature should be between 40 and 60 degrees before planting.

• Choose a sunny location for your bulbs and dig a hole for planting that is three times deeper than their diameter of the bulb. This means that species with small bulbs, such as crocus and grape hyacinths, are planted 3 to 4 inches deep, while species with larger bulbs are planted 6 to 8 inches deep.

• Add bulb fertilizer to the bottom of the hole or some bone meal, super phosphate and roughly mix it into the soil. Place the bulb in the hole pointed side up root side down.Space small bulbs 3 to 4 inches apart, plant tulips and hyacinths 6 inches apart, and because they will always naturalize in the planting, plant daffodils 8 to 12 inches apart.

• Replace the soil on top of the bulbs and water the bulbs after planting to help them settle in.

• After flowering allow bulb foliage to die back naturally without disturbance, the time required depends on the species. Tulip foliage dies five to six weeks after flowering. Daffodil foliage may persist for 10 to 12 weeks. If the foliage is removed early the bulbs will be smaller next year.

Look at a wide range of Fall bulbs from MyGardenCenterOnline including Crocus, Daffodil, Lily and Tulip.