Reminder: Plant tulips, allium & other bulbs now for spring flowers

If you want flowers, such as this giant allium, in spring, you must plant them in autumn. Photo courtesy Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses by Connie Oswald Stofko In spring, people see giant alliums in their neighbors’ gardens, then run into garden centers expecting to buy that plant, said Mark Yadon, vice president at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses in Williamsville. “You can’t buy them in spring,” Yadon said. The same goes for crocuses, hyacinths, daffodils, tulips, fritillaria and other spring bulbs….