You may know anemones as 'windflowers'; the common name given to these delicate, pastel flowers that rise above basal foliage on multiple slender stems. Anemones grow and spread from tubers blooming in spring,

Most bulbs are easy to grow if their needs are met. Most prefer early spring sun but will do well planted under trees that will leaf out later in May. They like average, well-drained, unamended soil with moderate amounts of irrigation.

Spring is not the only season that bulbs bloom. In fact, you can have bulbs blooming in your garden throughout the year. Let’s take a look at what a year-round bulb-blooming garden would look like in Southern California.

Flowering spring bulbs add color and beauty to your garden when you need it most after a chilly, gray winter. But if you want to enjoy their blooms in the spring, you must plant them ahead of time. That’s because these bulbs require a winter chilling period to grow a mature root system in order to flower well.

From classic to quirky, daffodils are a fail-safe way to cheer up any garden. Plant these daffodil bulbs in fall for sunny blooms in spring.