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Essentially, this process tricks the bulb into thinking a whole winter has passed and so they bloom â€" in January, February, and March, just when winter is grey and dark, and flowers are the most welcomed in homes and offices Fresh flowers offer respite from winter greys You can grow flower bulbs indoors this winter. Professional growers call it . "forcing", but gentle persuasion might be a better term. Countrywide HYACINTHS Whether you pot them up in soil or perch them just above the water line in a special hyacinth vase, hyacinths need about 12 weeks For the best results, choose bulbs that are specially prepared for forcing. If the package does not say so, check with the retailer where you buy flower bulbs. across the country. *Sales Representative **Associate Broker Broker of cool storage (approx. 9°C) to begin to sprout. Be sure to add water regularly to the vase, without damaging the developing roots and without allowing the base of the bulb to touch the water. If the bulbs are potted in soil, plant them to that the top end of each sticks up above the surface. Water them regularly while they are in storage. When the bulbs have sprouted and Harvey Goodbrand Allan Bain Broker/Owners roots are showing (out of the bottom of the pot or trailing in the water), bring the hyacinths into the warmth of and sunlight in a home or office. Introduce them to the temperature change gradually and watch the flowers develâ€" op during a period of several weeks. TULIPS The best tulips for forcing at home are (See ‘Easy,‘ page RE15)