We gardeners may be cockeyed optimists by nature, but we’re pragmatic by experience. Instant gratification is not something we expect from our gardens. We accept the months of anticipation, the aching ...

Ever wish your garden could take care of itself and look even better each year? Perennials might be just what you need.

Costco is a reliable source of budget-friendly flower bulbs in the spring and fall. The problem is that these bargains are often buried among plants that aren't quite as pretty or economical. When ...

Hyacinth bulbs are easy to grow in a garden and also one of the easiest flowers to force into bloom indoors in winter.

FROM TINY BLOOMS that goose the last of winter to garden stars that bridge the gap between spring and summer, the following so-called “minor” bulbs complement familiar spring show ponies, like ...

Gardeners recovering from Hurricane Ike and weathering the financial storm are looking for plants with greater returns. Chris Wiesinger has just the thing — heirloom bulbs. The 27-year-old founder of ...

A troop of red tulips standing tall beside a regiment of yellow daffodils. A march of blue grape hyacinths. A platoon of hyacinths in a pot. That’s how gardeners traditionally plant spring bulbs: in ...

Bulbs interplant well with most perennial flowers and work best when planted among openings as opposed to directly underneath the perennials. Q: I planted some daffodil and tulip bulbs in between my ...

Planting large numbers of daffodils or tulips in sweeping swathes create magnificent spring displays. However, incorporating bulbs into the landscape as companions to existing plantings adds continual ...

We gardeners may be cockeyed optimists by nature, but we're pragmatic by experience. Instant gratification is not something we expect from our gardens. We accept the months of anticipation, the aching ...