Visiting the Home Depot Garden Center in January can feel like a treasure hunt, especially if you’re searching for bulbs. The winter season typically brings lower inventory as garden centers transition from the holidays and prepare for spring. Many popular bulbs, like tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths, are often sold out by this time since fall is their primary planting season. Additionally, unseasonably warm or cold weather around the country can impact supply chains and the availability of certain garden products. However, don’t be discouraged—this is the perfect opportunity to get creative and think outside the box for your garden plans.
One great strategy to expand your options and overcome limited bulb supplies is to embrace sowing seeds. Seeds offer incredible versatility, a wider variety of plant choices, and the potential for greater customization of your garden design. Many seeds, including spring-flowering favorites like cosmos, zinnias, and snapdragons, can be started indoors in late winter to get a head start on the growing season. By investing in seeds, you not only increase the diversity of plants available to you, but you also save money while enjoying the rewarding process of growing from scratch. Seed starting also allows you to experiment with rare or heirloom varieties that might not be available as bulbs or transplants at big-box stores. With a little creativity and some patience, your January garden center trip can inspire a fresh and flourishing garden come spring.
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❤❤love the caladiums
❤😂I do not dig up my dahlias either..zone 6??do they ever come back??
Thanks for taking us along, we don't have any of this out yet in Toronto zone 6
Hello Garden friend 😊 What great and beautiful choices you made. Eager to watch them grow. Thank you for taking us along with you, shopping! Take good care of yourself and we'll see you next time. Jen
I always check the balbs.Alot of time i got bad balbs. What do you do with the balbs when to cold to plant. I never have luck with Ixia 😒Can't wait to see yours grow 😊I like tiger lily's. Enjoying your video 😊
I tried rain lilies and freesia but they didn’t come up.
thanks for sharing. i will be going to home depot to see what mine has.
Thanks for sharing the video
I love dahlias also Joanne from Circleville Ohio Zone 6B
Iam winter sowing poppys next week
You need to learn how to say the names. And why ate you so out of breath…
I am so glad you took us on a tour of Home Depot! I went today to take a look!
Going to look great, I think you got a great variety