Spring Bulbs in Zones 8-10? Yes!
Nothing says spring like a colorful bed of tulips or daffodils. That’s true even in warm climates, where winters are mild and there’s rarely a frost. But spring-blooming bulbs areRead More
What to Plant Now: Darwin Hybrid Tulips
If only have room for one type of tulip in your garden, it should be a Darwin Hybrid. Worldwide, they are the most popular of all tulips and it’s easy toRead More
Make Way for Daffodils
There are thousands of varieties of daffodils, each with its own unique shape, color, size and personality. The American Daffodil Society has classified this big world of daffodils into 13Read More
Protecting Gardens from Deer
After waiting for months to my see tulips bloom, it’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to have them mowed down by deer. But when deer populations are high, and the deer areRead More
Flamboyant Parrot Tulips
There’s nothing shy about parrot tulips. These extroverted spring flowers beg to be admired up close. Their fanciful petals are an over-the-top collection of fringe, ruffles, puckers and dimples, which gives the flowersRead More
Fragrant Spring-Blooming Bulbs
To banish memories of cold, grey winter days, there’s nothing more effective than the rainbow colors of daffodils, tulips and hyacinths. Add some fragrant bulbs and your spring garden becomesRead More
Spring Bulbs for Naturalizing
The best way to get a big display of spring color without a lot of work, is to plant bulbs that will come back on their own year after year.Read More
Plan Ahead for the First Flowers of Spring
Where I live, in zone 4, the ground is frozen solid for at least 4 months of the year. So by late March or early April, I’m outdoors daily, lookingRead More
Breeding a Better Tulip
Gardeners have been planting tulips since the 1500s. Those early tulips were essentially wildflowers, imported from Turkey. Though beautiful, their blossoms were no bigger than your thumb. Thanks to plantRead More
Grow This: Exotic Scilla Madeirensis
We recently received a shipment of some very special bulbs and you can be among the first gardeners in the world to grow them. Scilla madeirensis is a rare speciesRead More