Bloom time is the most important consideration when layering bulbs in containers. "Usually, bulb layering consists of three layers, so you want to select three distinct flowering times," Bradley ...

Bulb planting is an important job on the annual gardening calendar. Whether you have a charming cottage garden or a modern townhouse yard, bulbs can be used to great effect to elevate your space.

Q: In February, I bought a beautiful group of tulips in a glass container that has little "pockets" for each bulb to grow in water indoors. They did fantastic. Now the leaves have yellowed and are ...

When Christmas passes, it reminds me that the next few weeks are an important time for planting certain spring flowering bulbs. This includes tulips, hyacinths and other bulbs that have been ...

There’s nothing like the sight of colorful tulips popping up out of the ground — a sign that spring has sprung and sunny days are ahead! If you’ve transplanted potted tulip plants this spring or are ...

Gardeners are constantly gaming the system, using fertilizers to force plants to direct energy toward more blooms, more fruit ...

There's not much that rivals spring bulb bloom in the garden. The anticipation all winter. The inevitable forgetting where you planted bulbs or that you planted any at all. And then the show. It’s a ...

Tulips quickly sprout from the ground and show off vividly colored blooms while most other plants have barely started waking up in spring. But what should you do with tulip bulbs after flowering and ...

Tulip mania, a strange financial bubble in Holland in the 1630s, made a tulip bulb cost up to 10 times the yearly income of a skilled craftsman, according to reports. The flowers became a status ...

Question: My grandmother used to grow tulips in her garden in Virginia. I really like them and want to grow them in my garden, but I’ve heard that it doesn’t get cold enough in Southern California. Is ...

QUESTION: I have about 80 tulip bulbs that have been in my refrigerator chilling since I purchased them in early November. I still haven't planted them since we have had such a mild winter. Have I ...

CORVALLIS – In fall, gardeners settle bulbs under a blanket of soil and wait for spring to watch them flaunt their beauty. “It’s easy to create a stunning display that bursts into bloom in the spring ...