My mother always had a nice flower garden, but she now lives in a small apartment with barely enough room for an African violet. Happily, there are a few gardening activities that she’s been able to hang ontoRead More
Flower bulbs are incredibly forgiving. This fact is driven home to us every year, when we start planting fall bulbs in our New Jersey trial garden. We always intend to get this projectRead More
Winter is my least favorite season, so I am always eager to get spring underway. It doesn’t really matter what the calendar says. For me, spring officially begins when theRead More
Inside every tulip bulb is a flower that’s already counting down the days to spring. Here’s how to give these fall-planted bulbs the best chance for success: Good soil means better results Tulips look their best whenRead More
Garden designers love using alliums and it’s easy to see why. These flower globes grab your eyes with their bold shapes and sparkly florets. They bloom for weeks in late springRead More
Summer bulbs are the stars of my late summer garden. Dahlias, cannas, glads, acidanthera and eucomis keep the color going long after most perennials have faded. But in the northern half of the countryRead More
Gardeners often wonder if they can expect their tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and other spring-blooming bulbs to flower for more than one year. It seems like a simple question, but the most honestRead More
One of the best things about walking into a spring flower show is the fragrance. It’s enough to put a smile on the face of even the most winter wearyRead More
In the 17th century, Holland was a rich and powerful country at the center of European commerce and culture. Known today as the “Dutch Golden Age”, it was a time of rapid advancements inRead More
Part of the thrill of Holland’s grand display garden of spring-blooming bulbs, known as the Keukenhof, is its staggering scale: 35 acres and 7 million flower bulbs. Yet within this sometimesRead More
