Those yellow, mesh bags o' bulbs are in stores. My and catalogs came in the mail, and I've got that proverbial blank slate to work with. What to plant? Most people gravitate to the big two: tulips and ...
When it comes to spring-flowering bulbs, there are a handful of go-to species that inevitably hog the limelight. Tulips, for instance, with their sleek, Hollywood starlet good looks. Daffodils, too, ...
In late summer bulbs of daffodils and tulips start appearing in garden stores. Everyone enjoys the lovely display they make in spring. But did you know that there are native spring-blooming bulbs that ...
Dear Helen: When is the best time to dig bulbs that need to be divided, and how are they kept for planting in autumn? I have snowdrops, Erythronium, daffodils and Brodiaea. M.B. Dear M.B.: Erythronium ...
I was sitting around the other day trying to think of something new to add to the "now is the time to plant spring flowering bulbs" column. After all, once you figure out the pointed ends of bulbs go ...
Woodland bulbs are bright spots for the shady border or walkway. 'Pagoda,' a selection of the dog-tooth violet (Erythronium tuolumnense), is a particularly vigorous cultivar that blooms in mid-spring.
Order spring-flowering bulbs for planting throughout October and into November. Recommended Irish stockists include ...
Planting spring-flowering bulbs in September is good practice – after this the bulbs lose precious growing time. It is also an essential gesture of hope, throwing a lifeline across the gulf of winter ...
For many of us, fall is the time when we think about what kind of bulbs we will plant in our garden for next spring. Gardners are optimists, and even when we face the slowing of growth and the descent ...
In late summer bulbs of daffodils and tulips start appearing in garden stores. Everyone enjoys the lovely display they make in spring. But do you know that there are native spring- blooming bulbs that ...