Dear Master Gardener: I was in a store and noticed that bags of tulip, daffodil, and allium bulbs are available. Is it too early to purchase and plant bulbs? Answer: Now is the time to purchase hardy ...

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 ...

Gardening often is an exercise in thinking ahead. Being able to enjoy flowers, foliage and food from the garden depends on whether you ticked off the requisite list of to-dos in previous seasons. That ...

Along with all the seeds you can sow in January, there are lots of jobs to do in your garden during the winter months. With a ...

Flowering spring bulbs add color and beauty to your garden when you need it most after a chilly, gray winter. But if you want to enjoy their blooms in the spring, you must plant them ahead of time.

Plant amaryllis bulbs about 8 weeks before you want them to bloom. Grow amaryllis indoors in pots or outdoors in frost-free zones. Provide bright light, regular water, and occasional fertilizing. Huge ...

Instead of leaving your garden barren in winter, choose from these winter flowers that thrive in cold temperatures, from winter jasmine to snowdrops.

Spring bulbs are nothing short of magic in the garden. We sit in our overstuffed easy chairs all winter, perusing plant catalogs, websites, and magazines. We wait, and wait, for those first signs of ...

For some of us, planting time is long past − but not for me. I am always busy in the fall, planting everything I can. It is almost time to plant garlic, which is my easiest crop of all. And I’ll soon ...