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 ...

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

Fall is an exceptionally busy time for us gardeners, as we work hard to tick off all our planting tasks before the coldest weather arrives. If you've found yourself pushed for time this season, ...

As the summer garden winds down, it’s time to think about spring flowers, and the best way to ramp them up would be to plant bulbs now. We’re all familiar with tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, the ...

Flowering spring bulbs add color and beauty to your garden when you need it most after a chilly, gray winter. But if you want to enjoy their blooms in the spring, you must plant them ahead of time.

The recent boom in native-plant interest focuses mainly on trees, shrubs, grasses, and perennial flowers – by far the main workhorse plants of Pennsylvania landscapes. But even with the diversity ...

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 ...

Dear readers: Last week I said I’d discuss the planting of Spring Blooming bulbs, offering what i know. So, here goes. First, I hope that you’ll have taken the time to choose and really rough up the ...

The same cannot be said, alas, for tulips. When we first moved here five years ago, my mom sent me tulip bulbs as a housewarming gift, which I planted in various flower beds around the house. Some ...

Gardeners quickly learn that it’s possible to expand their flock of perennial flowers by digging and dividing clumps into smaller pieces, giving them free new plants. Not as well known is that the ...

When gardeners think of spring-blooming bulbs, the top four plants that come to mind are crocus, daffodils, hyacinths and tulips. While they are definitely showstoppers and worth having in the garden, ...