Showy irises are standouts in any flower garden, whether you use them as a border or as the star of the show. The distinct shape and petal arrangement make these flowers easy to identify, even though ...

While you may associate flowering bulbs with spring, the work for getting these beauties to bloom actually begins during fall and winter. Many bulbs can still be planted in the garden in the winter, ...

Specialty bulbs, sometimes called minor bulbs, reflect the many other spring bulb treasures that can be planted in fall to herald the next growing season. Because many are diminutive, they are perfect ...

Spring flowering bulbs bloom in our climate between February and April. They add charming beauty to our spring gardens. Feel free to purchase bulbs from nurseries now while the selection is good, but ...

If you admired your neighbor’s tulips and daffodils last spring and wished that you had some of these flowers in your yard, now is the time to plant these hardy bulbs before the ground freezes if you ...

Bulbs can be the ‘easiest of all plants’ — if you choose well and treat them right. (Hint: Start with chicken wire.) By Margaret Roach When she’s packing an order for a customer who has bought a lot ...

One reader asks how to divide up bearded irises to produce healthier blooms. Another questions what to look for when buying spring blooming bulbs. Two garden experts share their advice. Darlene F. of ...

Now through early November is prime time in our climate to plant tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and other spring-flowering bulbs. These bulbs need to go in the ground in fall because they first need to ...

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 ...

When clumps of Iris become too dense it can restrict your plants ability to flower profusely. When this happens, it is generally a signal that it is time to divide your Iris plants. Not only will this ...