Spring flowering bulbs bloom in our climate between February and April. They add charming beauty to our spring gardens. Feel free to purchase bulbs from nurseries now while the selection is good, but ...
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 ...
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 ...
Is there anyone more full of hope and faith than a gardener? After all, it is a leap of faith to plant fall bulbs in the chill of November for the dream of spring blooms. And yet every year this is ...
It’s not easy to think ahead to spring at this time of year when autumn is barely starting. But if you want to get a dramatic display of spring blooms from bulbs in your garden come March, now is the ...
Pennsylvania’s climate is perfect for growing spring-blooming bulbs. We have plenty of winter cold for favorites such as tulips and daffodils to get their needed “chill” time, then we usually have a ...
This is the time of year when the advertisements from Dutch bulb suppliers ramp up and the bins full of flower bulbs appear in garden centers. These fill me with anticipation for a glorious spring.
Bulbs bursting with color are one of the best ways to light up an outdoor space, long before most perennials, trees and shrubs have begun to grow. Planting spring bulbs should result in a gorgeous ...
For some of us, planting time is long past − but not for me. I am always busy in the fall, planting everything I can. It is almost time to plant garlic, which is my easiest crop of all. And I’ll soon ...
A couple of weeks ago I made a case in this column for substituting native spring ephemeral wildflowers for the ever-popular Dutch bulbs as a way to boost the services your garden provides to local ...
You’ll thank yourself in the springtime if you plant those tulip bulbs this month. Johnson County Extension Do you have an overwhelming desire to plant tulips to show off your socioeconomic status?