Plant flowering spring bulbs in late fall and even in the winter for a gorgeous spring garden. A few helpful gardening hacks will have you ready for springtime blooms before you wave goodbye to fall.

When gardeners think of spring-blooming bulbs, the top four plants that come to mind are crocus, daffodils, hyacinths and ...

Slowly but surely, the chilly autumn breeze has us retreating from our gardens and into the cosy corners of our homes. But before we bid our plots farewell until next year, there’s one more thing to ...

Get spring bulbs in before the ground freezes. If apple picking and leaf peeping have caused fall gardening to get away from you, it’s not too late to get those bulbs in the ground that you planned ...

Answer: There are many ways to add early spring color to the landscape with fall-planted bulbs. It is important to choose a location with a minimum of six hours of direct sun. Places to avoid would be ...

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 ...

I just returned home from skiing and found all the snow gone and some bulb foliage popping up. It is starting to feel like spring in the Chicago area. During periods of warm weather, early bulbs might ...

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Snowdrops add life to early spring gardens when little else is in bloom. With fall just around the corner, it's time for gardeners to start thinking about planting spring-flowering bulbs. And if ...

To remind us of the promise that spring will return, snowdrops poke their heads out of the ground, sometimes as early as Groundhog Day; but they are prettier than groundhogs, smell better and stick ...

Summer bulbs, such as canna, calla and dahlia, can wait until spring. They do not enjoy winter chill during their dormancy like spring bulbs do. Spring bulbs become available at nurseries now because ...