One of the most pleasurable activities in a fall garden is planting spring-flowering bulbs. Spring-flowering bulbs add color to a late winter and spring garden, and the right kinds of bulbs will ...

Planting in January means you may have to wait a little longer to see your plants flower, but you should still be able to ...

If you want that gorgeous bulb display next spring, the time to plant them is now. One of the most difficult aspects of planting bulbs is deciding on the kinds and colors you want to grow. Even if you ...

Bulbs always seem a bit like magic. Each dry, papery capsule holds a whole plant and everything it needs to bloom. With a little planning, these enchanting flowers can fill your garden with color from ...

It won't be long before the garden begins to come alive with the small green tips of spring flowering bulbs that appear on the surface of the soil. Most of the preparation for this welcome sight began ...

The first signs of life in my garden each spring are the crocuses blooming. In early to mid-March, their bright colors lend an optimistic note to an otherwise winter-weary garden. Crocuses are ...

Tulips quickly sprout from the ground and show off vividly colored blooms while most other plants have barely started waking up in spring. But what should you do with tulip bulbs after flowering and ...

A: A little work mid-to-late fall will reward you dramatically come springtime. Flowering bulbs come in every color of the rainbow, and more. Who does not admire tulips, daffodils, hyacinth, and the ...

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 ...

Flowering bulbs are one of the harbingers of spring, bringing with them a splash of unexpected color. For all their beauty, bulbs are surprisingly low maintenance, containing both seed and the source ...

One of my favorite elementary school art projects was making popcorn hyacinths. We would shake popped corn in a paper bag filled with dry tempera paint, cut leaves out of construction paper, and glue ...