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.

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

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 ...

Learn about the most common mistakes people make when planting and growing tulips. There are over 3,000 tulip cultivars, each with a slightly different shape, color, and height. Although they vary in ...

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 ...

But according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), September is a great month to get certain spring-flowering bulbs in ...

It’s bulb-planting season if you want a riot of colour in spring, from the vivid yellows and subtle creams of daffodils, to the rich purples of crocus and the soft blues of camassias. But there are so ...

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