Now is the time to plan your spring garden with which bulbs to plant ahead of time. It requires a gardener's resilience and ...

True bulbs have layered bulb scales, a basal plate and a protective tunic,” writes columnist Tom Karwin. “Most are planted in ...

Hardneck garlic gives an extra clue with its curled green scape — the sprout you see above ground — which appears in spring.

Bloom time is the most important consideration when layering bulbs in containers. "Usually, bulb layering consists of three layers, so you want to select three distinct flowering times," Bradley ...

If you're eager for spring blooms, you can pot bulbs now for a colorful winter indoors. Gardeners often manipulate nature by ...

Dividing herbaceous perennials in the fall is an easy way to create new plants for your garden. A herbaceous perennial overwinters as a fleshy underground mass that can be cut into smaller pieces to ...

When buying in person, select bulbs that are firm when squeezed. “Any that are soft or squishy are not healthy,” she says.

Start (or continue) to clean up dead or diseased plants and remove yellowed leaves. Most spring annuals will be over by now; ...

Our bee population is in decline but we can give them a helping hand with this simple trick, says Diarmuid Gavin ...

While this practice might be considered a cornerstone of traditional DIY projects, gardening enthusiasts are not accustomed ...

In my past articles I've discussed some of the various classes of Bearded Irises. To date, there are some 80,000 cultivars ...

The exquisite and intricate blooms of hellebore appear in late winter to early spring, depending on where you live. These shade perennials are rabbit and deer resistant, too, so you don't need to ...