Ideas for containers to force bulbs for indoor enjoyment?

such as containers or whatever for paper whites, hyacinth, amaryllis etc... best creative answer gets ten points!

Ideas for containers to force bulbs for indoor enjoyment?
Here's some ideas:

A cone of dark blue Iris reticulata makes an elegant tabletop decoration for colour in late winter

You can make a square basket filled with muscari and Tiarella cordifolia as underplanting (left). The shape is close to that of a traditional pot, but since the sides can be planted there is more space for plants.



Make a chickenwire shape that it is easy to water and that there are no narrow parts that could dry out. Here's a bulbs in a round basket with wired mesh that looks like a bird's nest:

http://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/ProductIm...

http://www.rhs.org.uk/thegarden/pubs/gar...



Here's a forced Hyacinth in a glass:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52799409@N0...

Images of Amaryllis, hyacinths, paperwhites, and iris forced in a glass too:

http://www.southernliving.com/southern/g...



Using colored glasses make an even more beautiful display. Look:http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/110...

The blue %26amp; purple vases look nice with Hyacinths in them. http://ohmyapt.apartmentratings.com/apar...



You can plant your bulbs in a decorative basket or in a tea pot, or in a watering can, too.

http://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/index.asp...

http://www.bloomingbulb.com/cartProductD...

http://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/index.asp...



Good Luck! Thanks! Glad this was helpful :)

P.S. I thought the cone %26amp; using the chicken wire to shape a bulb container would be most helpful for those who want to be more creative.
Reply:Thanks! I know what you mean...I'm excited to see how my paper whites have grown little by little each day :) Imagine making a Valentine heart-shaped container or an Easter basket filled with Spring blooms ...your own personal arrangement...%26amp; giving it to someone you love.

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Reply:BTW, I bought my paperwhites (6 bulbs)... which were in a cute little decorated basket, complete with a dried soil cube %26amp; container... at a close-out sale for $3 at a discount grocery, just a few weeks ago.

All that was needed was water :) Report It
Reply:Go to a garden center and look for Hyacinth glasses. They are, in effect, a vase that has a narrow neck on it. Water is placed in the bottom and the bulb sits in the top 1/2. It looks really pretty.



Paper Whites can be grown in a vase filled with pebbles or Cranberries and water. Don't expect to recycle them in your garden, though. When grown in water they won't usually do so good in the garden the next season.



My Amaryllis are in plastic flowerpots with drainage holes and then I place them in ceramic Chinese fish bowls. Looks a little more decorative than the plain plastic poots. Have fun!



Here's a pic from the 'net of a Chinese fish bowl in case you've never seen one. Mine are lighter colored.



http://i24.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/4f/97/6c_...