Need help with bulbs?

I have a flower bed that currently contains Petunia's, Gerbera Daisies, and Begonia's. I would love to plant some tulip bulbs there so they will bloom in the spring. Will the plants that are already there (the flowers) die and not come back, should I yank them out or trim them way down. I want to plant the bulbs in the same bed, I do have the room. Also, when should I plant the bulbs so they will bloom in spring? Any advice is very helpful. Thanks. Oh, I am in Ohio.
Need help with bulbs?
The flowers that are in your bed now will not come back in the spring. You can pull them out, add some good bulb fertilizer to the soil and get the bulbs in the ground asap. If you want to, you can also plant a few crocus bulbs in front of the tulips. The crocus are very short and are the first bulbs to bloom in the spring. The tulips will come up right after them. :)
Reply:The Petunias and Begonias do not come back, the Gerber Daisy's may. Plant the bulbs in the Fall before the first freeze. I read in a gardening if you have problems with Rabbits, after you plant the bulbs cover with soil and place some chicken wire over the soil and cover with mulch. Remove chicken wire in the Spring before they start to bloom. One thought to keep in mind all flower beds should to be cleaned. Annuals cleaned out root and all, Perennials cut back to the soil after first freeze. There is a website that you can get beautiful Tulip bulbs it's called Color Blends. A friend of mine purchased some from there and when they came up in the Spring they were spectacular. Good Luck
Reply:No these are just annual plants they are not perenials so they will not grow back.

For the tulips try this site. Depends on what zone you are in.

http://www.tulipbulbdelivery.com/plantin...

Good Luck
Reply:Get them in the ground soon. Your other stuff is all annuals and will die off over the winter anyway, but you don't need to worry about cleaning them out until the spring, unless you want to. We've already starting putting pansies in to replace all the summer annuals.



All of them can go over top of tulips and/or daffodilas.