New to Bulbs?
Bulbs are easy to grow — and heirloom bulbs are among the easiest!

Our Samplers Are an Easy Way to Start
These are collections of some of our favorite bulbs. Click here for the complete list of our Fall-Planted Samplers, or here for our Spring-Planted Samplers.

Or Try a Few of Our Bestsellers
These tend to be some of our easiest, most reliable — and wonderful — bulbs. Click here for the complete list of our Customer Favorites.

Planting and Care
You’ll find complete instructions stapled to every bag of bulbs we deliver, as well as online in our “Planting & Care” section and at the end of each of our bulb sections (for example, at the very end of our Crocus pages). You can always call or email us for further guidance, too!

Sun and Soil
Most bulbs prefer full sun and well-drained soil, though exceptions are noted throughout our site. Many will thrive in pots and other containers. If you garden in heavy or clay soil, check out our “Planting & Care” for suggestions.

Hardiness & Zones
In each of our bulb descriptions — or in the introduction at the top of the page — you’ll find a recommended range of USDA zones for that bulb. In our recommendations, “A” refers to the cooler, northern half of each zone, while “b” refers to the warmer, southern half of each. “S” and “W” in our recommendations refer to South and West — because milder summers on the West Coast allow some bulbs to thrive there beyond the zones we advise for the South. To learn what zone you’re gardening in, enter your zip code in the box below. (Our thanks to the National Arbor Day Foundation!)

Spring-Planted Bulbs
These bulbs bloom in the summer. Many are grown as annuals except in the warmest parts of the country, or dug and stored in winter. Both choices are perfectly honorable! We’ll send easy instructions.

A Good Book
For basic but expert guidance, check out the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s lively handbook, Spring-Blooming Bulbs. Any library can get it for you via inter-library loan, or click here.

For Local Advice
Gardeners love to share what they’ve learned, so ask friends, neighbors, and relatives, especially older ones who may be more familiar with heirlooms. The Cooperative Extension Office in your county can help, too. For its phone number, go to http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html and click on your state and then county.

Our Goal for You
We aim to treat you so well that you feel like our good customer Karen Knab of Arlington, Virginia, who wrote — “I have ordered from a lot of catalogs, gardening and not. The care you showed with my first Old House Gardens order was outstanding. You’d think we lived next door, it was so attentive, personal, and generous.”

The Next Step
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