If you're a little hazy on when exactly you should be planting bulbs for spring you're in the right place. Overall it's pretty straightforward but there is a slight variation between different types ...
You’ve planned and planted and loved your summer flower garden. You’ve even grown a few of tomatoes and veggies this year. But now it’s time to plan for more colorful flowers for a show of color next ...
Propagation of a daffodil bulb. Scoring the bottom of the bulb with shallow knife slits coaxes it to make bulblets which, over time, swell into flowering bulbs. Lee Reich Wait! Before you put those ...
Flowering bulbs can be planted in fall or spring, depending on the variety. Bulbs planted in fall need to develop their roots before the first frost and need a freezing period to bloom. Bulbs planted ...
Yes, it’s that time of year, the season when the crocus, tulips, daffodils and the oh-so-fragrant hyacinths — all those spring-flowering bulbs — bring the bleak winter landscapes back to life. But ...
Autumn is here, and many gardeners like to continue gardening through the season. The crisp, cool weather shouldn’t deter you from adding new plants to your garden or home landscape. As soon as the ...
Spring-blooming bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths are garden oddities because they have to go in the ground dormant the fall before in order for them to bloom the following spring. That’s ...
The good news is that you can still plant bulbs as long as the soil is not frozen. So far this year we have experienced a few warm spells (intermixed with cold spells!) which have left the soil ...
“I have been seeing a couple different small flowering plants recently and would like to know where I can buy them, as the early season color is great. One has yellow flowers and one has white flowers ...
When the leaves on the trees begin to change color and fall to the ground, it is a sign that autumn has arrived. And it’s a sign that it is time to plant flowering bulbs that will provide an early ...
It’s nearly that time of year when gardeners think of spring — of planting bulbs that are going to bloom then. Bulbs are “pre-packaged” flowers, so a green thumb isn’t necessary to get those first ...
The more spring bulbs we plant in the autumn, the more spring flowers we will enjoy. I use a planting technique called a spring bulb lasagna, and which will give a continuous flow of spring flowers ...