Moving Spring-Flowering Bulbs: A Simple Labeling System

Relocating bulbs during a summer move is easy with a low-tech labeling trick. While foliage is still visible (before it dies back in June), buy a box of white plastic knives and a permanent marker. Label each knife with the bulb's color and variety, then push it into the soil beside each clump.

Once the foliage disappears, you can still locate every clump. Dig them up, separate the bulbs, and replant any you're leaving behind. Store the keepers in paper bags with their knife labels in a cool spot until planting time at your new home.