Out of curiosity, does anyone know a nice simple web page that talks about what bulbs you plant in the fall in various parts of the country? I want to start planning my garden :-D
Ugh, got to get moving. I have to go to the florist, the cake supply store, tanning parlor, bank... and be back in time to get my brother to work. He's working til 11 and then I get to pick him up. I'm on brothersitting detail this weekend as my parents are taking my baby sister off to school and then driving to Buffalo to spend a day and buy champagne.
Generally speaking, stuff that blooms in the spring (daffodils, crocus for example) you plant in the fall. Summer blooming stuff, you plant in the spring. Usually, the garden stores will stock the stuff at the appropriate time.
I'll have to look into websites.
Most big bulb retailers (like Dutch Gardens, or Wayside Gardens) will have two catalogs a year - one in advance of the spring planting/summer blooming season and one in advance of the fall planting/spring blooming season. That's how I tell what's what.
Yeah, OT's right that the stores will have the right stuff to plant at the appropriate time.
To find out what will grow in your area, you can check sites like Better Homes & Garden, or HGTV. Stuff like that will point you to the places that tell you the zone you're in.
Or try contacting your local extension office when you get there (when yuh ain't distracted or sumthin')