If you haven’t yet ordered your spring bulbs, put that job on your radar because autumn is a perfect time to start planting for a blast of colour next year. Planting two to three layers of different ...

Autumn marks the ideal period for getting on top of garden maintenance, readying lawns and flower borders to flourish through winter and into the following year. It's also the moment to prep your ...

Bulb planting should be in full swing by now, but I thought it might be a good time to understand a bit more about these wonderful additions to the gardens. When thinking about what bulbs to buy, look ...

The same cannot be said, alas, for tulips. When we first moved here five years ago, my mom sent me tulip bulbs as a housewarming gift, which I planted in various flower beds around the house. Some ...

Garden flower bulbs are easy to grow though they often need to be planted months in advance for bold, healthy blooms. While most freshly planted bulbs can withstand the cold winter weather outdoors, ...

Flowering bulbs can be planted in fall or spring, depending on the variety. Bulbs planted in fall need to develop their roots before the first frost and need a freezing period to bloom. Bulbs planted ...

There is perhaps no sight more exciting to an avid gardener than a yard full of spring-blooming bulbs in full flower. Bulbs herald the gardening season, and their colors are a welcome sight after the ...

Spring bulbs are fairly easy to grow, at least when it comes to bug and disease issues and maintenance needs such as watering and fertilizing. But that doesn’t mean things can’t go wrong. Many lurking ...

It’s easy to get carried away buying spring bulbs. I bagged some at my local garden centre, picked up more while grocery shopping at Lidl, and not to mention the bulbs stored away in the shed from ...

This is a good time to buy spring-blooming bulbs that will produce tulips, daffodils and crocus. Shutterstock The third week of September is a good time to buy and plant spring-blooming bulbs such as ...

September is an ideal time to plant perennials in many gardens. For most of us, this is the end of summer and the start of fall. We can expect plenty of warm days still, but the cold days and the ...