Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Seeing spring flowering bulbs nudge through the snow means that winter’s hold is on its way out. It also signals that the new outdoor gardening season has ...

We tuck them in the ground in the fall with hopes of watching them emerge and burst into joyful color in the spring. Sadly, our hopes are often dashed by hungry little rodents who can’t resist the ...

Tulips have long been celebrated for their lively colors and beautiful blooms. So much so that centuries ago, Europeans—who didn’t know when to plant tulip bulbs or how to grow them—saw the Middle ...

If you've never planted tulip bulbs before, the process might seem a bit intimidating, but the fact is that tulips are easy to plant and grow, even in pots. That's why they rank among the most popular ...

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Can you still plant tulip bulbs up to Christmas? The short answer is yes, which is good news for anyone who has been getting dirty looks from that bag of bulbs still sitting unopened in the shed. Yes, ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I have about 80 tulip bulbs that I purchased in early November, and ...

Q: The Parks Department replaced several old trees in our neighborhood park with new, smaller ones, which are planted in green bags. Is this for watering? The trees they planted last year mostly died ...

Tulips offer the most color choices of all our spring-blooming bulbs; if in doubt come see for yourself at Albany's 67th annual Tulip Festival on Saturday and Sunday, May 8 and 9. Tulips bulbs are ...

As daylight hours shorten and temperatures begin to fall, the bright blooms in the garden that we enjoyed during the warmer months of summer begin to disappear. Even as autumn signals an end to the ...