The approach of autumn makes it time to think about which bulbs to plant for spring bloom. That’s because spring-blooming bulbs are planted in the fall. In order to flower, they must go through a ...

Previous generations of gardeners knew that coaxing bulbs to bloom early was the easiest way to have fresh flowers in winter. Here’s how they did it. By Margaret Roach Before Page Dickey and Francis ...

DENVER — Spring starts the minute you plant bulbs. Some bulbs that you plant now will even bloom this fall. These include autumn-flowing crocus and meadow saffron (Colchicum). Both bloom in fall and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Late last autumn, I knelt in a blustery November wind and dug in the ground, planting daffodil bulbs. I was resolved not to spend another spring deprived of ...

Now that summer is drawing to a close, it's a good time to learn how to plant crocus bulbs. These perennials may be small, but they bring a welcome splash of colour amongst the late-winter gloom, ...

DENVER — We think of tulips and daffodils as the main spring bulbs. Other, smaller bulbs deserve planting. The "minor" bulbs have some great attributes. They're easy to plant. They're very long-lived ...

Now is the time to start planting your spring bulbs. Try crocus for some wonderful bursts of color in early spring. Mass plantings of colorful crocuses celebrate the start of spring. They sometimes ...

Even among other little brown blobs — inconspicuous detritus such as abandoned cocoons, say, or concretions of lint — the bulbs of species crocus look unremarkable. When planted in the soil — as ...

Have you seen a mass of Crocus bulbs that someone planted in their lawn? It is quite dramatic with that green frame. To get a repeat you will need to mow very high or mow very late to give the bulbs ...

Spring is in full bloom and for gardeners, this is the best time of the year - being outside, in nature and connecting with the things that bring them joy. To make life even better for gardeners, they ...