Spring bulbs become available at area nurseries beginning in September because that’s when the growers ship them — not because it's time for us to plant them. Although September and October are when ...

Those foil-wrapped potted tulips, daffodils and hyacinths sold at supermarkets, garden or home centers, farmers markets and other retailers are perfect for outdoor planting, just like bedding plants.

If you're sorting your garden this bank holiday, here are the deals to know about. (Getty Images) We really are a nation of gardeners. According to the Royal Horticultural Society, around 27 million ...

Meadows are trendy alternatives to big lawns these days as much of the gardening public aims to aid pollinators and beef up their yards’ native-plant inventory. For most, that means planting or ...

If you're looking forward to a really colourful spring display, you'll need to plant spring bedding plants now. These can also be combined with bulbs to give an extra splash of colour. There's a good ...

Spring flowering bulbs bloom in our climate between February and April. They add charming beauty to our spring gardens. Feel free to purchase bulbs from nurseries now while the selection is good, but ...

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.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Bulbous garden plants are a category of geophytes, terrestrial plants with their growing points below ground on structures such as bulbs, corms, tubers or ...

Flowering bulbs can be planted in fall or spring, depending on the variety. Bulbs planted in fall need to develop their roots before the first frost and need a freezing period to bloom. Bulbs planted ...

Spring bulbs are fairly easy to grow, at least when it comes to bug and disease issues and maintenance needs such as watering and fertilizing. But that doesn’t mean things can’t go wrong. Many lurking ...

Bulbs are an often overlooked addition to the garden, especially summer blooming bulbs. While fall is the best time to plant spring-blooming bulbs, such as tulips, spring is the time to think about ...