Provide pollinators with flowers as soon as possible by planting these bulbs that are some of the first to flower in spring. Usually one of the first signs of spring, snowdrops produce white flowers ...

Japanese anemones, one of my favorite flowering plants, are at their peak in my garden right now. These perennials are one of the most reliable plants for bringing color and freshness to the ...

It's spring bulb-planting season. My advice: Get yourself a kneeling pad and stout trowel, and set aside a day or two over the next month to plant as many little bulbs as you can stand. In March and ...

Autumn begins Tuesday, although I celebrated the end of summer with the closing of the festivals and the reopening of our schools this month. Catharine and I will gladly mark the end of a summer that ...

13:11, Thu, Sep 5, 2024 Updated: 13:13, Thu, Sep 5, 2024 As most gardeners might already know, September marks the start of a period that is ideal for planting bulbs that will flower in the spring.

Unlike its larger relatives, dwarf iris is ideal for indoor forcing thanks to its size, which makes it well-suited to container growing. Montgomery advises that this spring bulb requires about 10 to ...

Anemone or windflower is one flower that always slips my mind when it’s time for fall planting. The usual spring bloomers and lilies are always uppermost in my mind, but I’m determined not to overlook ...

Emily Dickinson thought hope was the "thing with feathers," but a flower bulb seems like a better metaphor for hope. Tucked into the earth months in advance, bulbs are packed with promise of a ...

The beginning of November is time to put the garden to bed and pull a blanket of mulch around tender plants. There is still time to plant spring blooming bulbs and transplant trees and shrubs as they ...

It's spring bulb-planting season. My advice: Get yourself a kneeling pad and stout trowel, and set aside a day or two over the next month to plant as many little bulbs as you can stand. In March and ...