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Colorblends delivers high quality flowerbulbs for fall planting direct from the Netherlands to your door. Plant Tulips, Plant Daffodils. C. Schipper & Co.

Our knowledge and experience ensure a beautiful Spring at your facility or in your yard. Plant Colorblends this Fall. COLORBLENDS is a flowerbulb importer that provides the best varieties of top-quality bulbs at wholesale prices that are guaranteed to give you spectacular spring displays. is a family-owned business that formed in The Netherlands in 1912. Cornelis Schipper brought the company to the United States following World War II, where he could often be found delivering bulb orders in his coupe sedan. The company, now named COLORBLENDS now offers flowerbulbs via its catalog and website. IT'S ABOUT SPRING. Today COLORBLENDS specializes in creating beautiful pre-blended combinations of tulip bulbs that create an explosion of spring color it calls, “NATURE’S FIREWORKS®.” Thanks to a century of bulb experience in The Netherlands and the United States, COLORBLENDS takes the guesswork out of how to create a jaw-dropping spring flower display through its theory of “randomnaiety.” Whether grouped by size, bloom time, color, or shape, COLORBLENDS offers its customers bulb combinations designed to flower simultaneously in random, yet controlled patterns that will turn any garden into a showpiece. As flowerbulb experts, COLORBLENDS utilizes the art and science that goes into creating gorgeous spring bulb gardens.

11/07/2026

For most who enjoy spring-flowering bulbs, there are two primary seasons: fall planting, and spring blooming. For the bulb growers in the Netherlands, the work is year-round. This time of year, they are doing something we are all familiar with: planting bulbs. However, their production is on a much larger scale than most of us are used to. This video shows tulip planting stock now going into the nice sandy soil of Noord Holland (The Netherlands).

11/05/2026

If squirrels are common in your area, you may need to take precautions to protect your bulbs.

Squirrels often see a freshly planted bed as an all-you-can-eat buffet. The scent of freshly turned earth signals that there might be something good to eat, and the loose soil of a recently finished bed is easier to dig in—potentially luring squirrels to your bulbs.

You can protect your bed by placing some kind of permeable barrier over the top. Many gardeners use hardware cloth or chicken wire to prevent squirrels and other rodents from digging. Set rocks, stones, or old bricks on the edges/corners to keep it weighted down and prevent it from curling. Add mulch, if desired, prior to adding your squirrel barrier.

Leave the barrier in place for several weeks to allow the soil to settle and the scent of freshly turned earth to dissipate. It's a good idea to remove the barrier sometime before the bulbs push through the soil in spring.

11/03/2026

If you’ve been thinking about ordering bulbs, but haven’t acted yet, now is the perfect time. When you place a new order between November 1 and November 15, 2026, you can get a free bag of 100 grape hyacinth bulbs.

To redeem:
1. Start a new order online with everything else you’d like to order.
2. At the very end of the checkout process, write "gift bulbs" in the "Other Instructions” section.
3. We will add 100 grape hyacinth bulbs to your order at absolutely no charge.
4. New orders can be delivered to most locations within two to six business days (or you can choose the week you want for delivery).

11/02/2026

How creative can you get with bulbs? People tend to think that small gardens are a challenge, but they're actually a lot of fun. Colorblends Horticulturist Trish takes you through her own home garden and shows you four types of bulbs she is planting this fall and how she is thinking through where to plant them.

10/29/2026

Selecting the right planting site is key to growing healthy, long-lasting bulbs.

Two factors—sunlight and drainage—make all the difference when deciding where to plant.

1: Sunlight. Most bulbs need ample sunshine to bloom well next spring and to store up the energy required to flower in future springs. Some bulbs — including crocuses and scillas — can be planted beneath deciduous trees; these bulbs are able to satisfy most of their light needs before the trees leaf out.

2: Drainage. All bulbs need good drainage; never plant bulbs where water collects. The drainage of heavy clay soils can be improved by digging in organic matter such as compost. If your soil is less than perfectly drained and you still want to plant bulbs, try Snowflake or Camassia.

10/27/2026

You can easily plant 100+ tulip bulbs in about 30 minutes. Here's how:

Step 1: Dig a trench about 5" deep (check your planting instructions for specifics for your bulbs). You can pile the soil on a tarp, large trash bag, large piece of cardboard, or sheet of plywood for easier cleanup.

Step 2: Add bulbs. Pour them into the trench and spread them out. How much time you spend on arranging your bulbs depends on your desired outcome. Not too picky? Just make sure they're not touching. Don't worry too much about facing them all upward; they will find their way. Want a more formal look? Take the time to space them out into even rows.

Step 3: Fill in the trench. Gently shovel the soil back into the trench, pack it lightly, and smooth the top for nice, even coverage.

Step 4: Finish the bed. Add mulch and water the bulbs in. If squirrels are a problem in your area, cover the bed with chicken wire, screen, or hardware fabric.

10/25/2026

Want a garden bursting with spring color? It starts with planting bulbs this fall. Here are three ways to do it: poke, drill, and trench.

Method one: Poke. Use a trowel, a hori-hori, or a step-on planter to make a small hole, then drop in a bulb. It’s great for tucking bulbs around shrubs and established plants, or for small cottage-style clusters. But it can be slow for big plantings.

Method two: Drill. A bulb auger on your drill makes quick work of planting in lawns or across large areas. Team up: one person drills, the other drops in bulbs. Clear away rocks first, and know where your irrigation and lighting lines are before you start.

Method three: Trench. Dig a trench to the recommended depth, then set your bulbs in neat rows or loose drifts. Cover with soil, add a light layer of mulch, and water well. The result is a dense bed of spring blooms.

Whichever method you choose, your spring garden starts now. Shop bulbs on our website.

10/22/2026

For spectacular indoor blooms in the depths of winter, nothing rivals amaryllises.

Amaryllis bulb delivery begins next week.

Please allow 12 weeks from potting to bloom. Please note that most amaryllis bulbs will not flower until after Christmas.

10/21/2026

🦌 If you've been discouraged from planting tulips because of deer, voles, or chipmunks, consider these bulbs instead. Colorblends lists hundreds of different bulbs, and there's plenty of spring color to be had, even without planting tulips.

Daffodils, alliums, and many of our specialty bulbs such as blue squill, camassia, snake's head fritillaria, snowdrops, and more are all deer resistant. Use the filter on the Colorblends website and choose “Attributes” > “Resistant to Deer” to see all the deer resistant bulbs we have.

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747 Barnum Avenue
Bridgeport, CT
06608

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+18888478637

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http://www.colorblends.com/

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