2021: Year of the Hyacinth
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
Category: bulbs
How to Grow a Florist’s Gloxinia
Florist’s gloxinia ‘Kaiser Wilhelm’, by far the most popular variety. Photo: bakker-hillegom.nl The florist’s gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) is most often grownContinue Reading
Springtime bulbs: March 2021 Houseplants of the Month
The Story of Springtime Bulbs Springtime bulbs are the impulse purchase extraordinaire: how can anyone resist them!? And nothingContinue Reading
How to Force Hyacinths
Photo: ibulb.org Here is an easy little project for a gardener of any age, adult or child, or experience level:Continue Reading
(Almost) Never Too Late to Plant Bulbs
Ill.: Claire Tourigny & clipartstation.com Normally spring flowering bulbs (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocus, etc.) are planted from September through NovemberContinue Reading
Help! My Bulbs Are Upside Down
Even if you plant bulbs upside down, they won’t grow downward. Photo: pngfind.com, freepsdfilescom & wayfair.com Question: I planted 40 tulipContinue Reading
How to Overwinter Tuberous Begonias
Tuberous begonias like these Nonstop begonias, don’t grow all year and will go fully dormant in the fall. Photo: griffinsgardencentre.ieContinue Reading
Do You Have Hyacinth Fingers?
Handling hyacinth bulbs can lead to contact dermatitis. Photo: hedgerowrose.com Or maybe tulip itch? Or lily rash? These are allContinue Reading
Load Your Lawn With Spring Flowers
Mixed crocuses bring this spring lawn to life! Alison, Flickr.com When I was a child, I used to greedily goContinue Reading
The First Irises of Spring
Expect the spring’s earliest irises—the netted irises or reticulated irises—to appear shortly after snow melt. Photo: http://www.webbsdirect.co.uk If you’ve beenContinue Reading
