Every fall, I enjoy the ritual of buying and planting hyacinth bulbs to force into bloom in the middle of January. With hardly any effort, I can have hyacinths blooming in late January indoors! I also ...

Summer brings longer days and higher expectations in the garden, yet common tasks often create extra work. Readers of The ...

Get ready now for early spring color. If you thought autumn is the time to stop gardening, think again. It's bulb-planting time! The later part of September and into October is the time to start ...

Showy irises are standouts in any flower garden, whether you use them as a border or as the star of the show. The distinct shape and petal arrangement make these flowers easy to identify, even though ...

Fall is a busy time for us gardeners as we work hard to get our yards ready for winter and prepared for spring. One of the most vital things to get done in October is planting all your spring bulbs, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Seeing spring flowering bulbs nudge through the snow means that winter’s hold is on its way out. It also signals that the new outdoor gardening season has ...

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Plant a few bulbs in your home now and this winter you can enjoy a dramatic, large red amaryllis or a group of dainty, fragrant paperwhites. And you don’t have to wait too long for flowers. Some of ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — A great garden or yard doesn't just happen. It requires effort, passion, and of course... planning. That certainly is true with bulbs. If you want them to bloom in spring it's ...

There is an addiction – bordering on an obsession – that involves scrolling through our cell phones as one outrageous vignette after the next appears on the screen. The surprises are endlessly ...

Fall is a crucial time for gardeners. Other tried-and-true, cool weather annuals for you to replace your tired summer flowers in either beds or containers—pansies, violas, dianthus, sweet alyssum, and ...

Now through early November is prime time in our climate to plant tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and other spring-flowering bulbs. These bulbs need to go in the ground in fall because they first need to ...