Hoping for beautiful flowers and lush foliage in your garden this summer? Consider adding bulbs to your beds. Most summer-flowering bulbs are native to tropical and subtropical climates and will ...
We often think of flowering bulbs as the go-to plants for winter color. But we can also look ahead now to warmer weather by planting summer flowering bulbs such as gladiolas, cannas, dahlias and ...
Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. You may be more familiar with the Hippeastrum genus ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I think it’s safe to say that the most overlooked group of plants in our region are the summer-blooming bulbs. Everyone is familiar with the “big six”: ...
Dear Roger: Am I too late to plant spring-blooming bulbs? What can I plant now? Also, what do I do with the daffodils and hyacinths I bought that have finished blooming? Do I cut them back? Do I put ...
Spring is the time for daffodils and crocuses, with the flowers offering some light, colourful relief following the winter months. But don’t forget that if you want some glorious summer bulbs you’ll ...
This is definitely a case of you get what you pay for. Quality bulbs from nurseries will result in more flowers, while cheapo bulbs often won't sprout or will give a lackluster performance with few ...
Summer-flowering bulbs make it easy to have a succession of showy flowers from late June until the first frost. Bulbs can be planted in the ground or in pots as soon as night temperatures no longer ...
Add unexpected beauty to your patio, deck, or balcony with summer-blooming bulbs. You may have grown elephant ears, lilies, dahlias, gladiolus, and caladiums in your garden, but did you know they also ...
Question: Is it time to dig and store my dahlias and other summer flowering bulbs? What is the best way to store them? Answer: The ideal time to dig tender, summer flowering bulbs such as dahlias, ...
Our gladioli, cannas, tuberous begonias, dahlias, caladiums and calla lilies have truly paid their dues by beautifying our summer gardens. Now it's our turn to provide some well-deserved rest for them ...