All tulips should be planted in the fall in order to bloom in the spring. Tulips require weeks of temperatures below 55°F in order to bloom. Choose varieties that will bloom during the period you ...

Planting bulbs in late summer to early fall is one of the simplest ways to set your garden up for success. Many varieties begin rooting while the soil is still warm, which helps them establish before ...

Spring flowering bulbs including tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and others are planted during early October through part of November. Ideally, bulbs should go into the ground two to four weeks before ...

After a long, dark winter, the appearance of early spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils are a welcome, colorful harbinger of spring. If you want to look forward to a garden full of yellow, pink, ...

Showy irises are standouts in any flower garden, whether you use them as a border or as the star of the show. The distinct shape and petal arrangement make these flowers easy to identify, even though ...

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 ...

Garden Talk is a monthly column that features master gardeners and other experienced plant people in western Massachusetts. Each month, you’ll meet different experts, learn about their gardening lives ...

Judging by the conversations I’ve had with gardeners through the years, it seems a fair amount of spring flowering bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses and others go unplanted every ...

Tulips are one of the world's most beloved flowers originating nearly 10 thousand years ago with more than half of today's 120 known species found in Central Asia and Turkey. Some types bloom early in ...