Flower bulbs are being planted in a trench in a garden. - Natallia Ustsinava/Shutterstock Emily Dickinson thought hope was the "thing with feathers," but a flower bulb seems like a better metaphor for ...

Get ahead of the spring gardening rush by purchasing gladiolus bulbs in February for colorful blooms in summer and fall. Start early spring planting by buying garlic bulbs and planting them before ...

Pennsylvania’s climate is perfect for growing spring-blooming bulbs. We have plenty of winter cold for favorites such as tulips and daffodils to get their needed “chill” time, then we usually have a ...

If you've got a north-facing garden, or just a lot of shadowy corners in your space, fear not: there are plenty of spring bulbs that thrive in shade. You'll find many of them in woodlands, beneath the ...

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 ...

Take a good look at your garden and envision how you’d like it to look in spring. Now it’s time to buy the bulbs that will bring the beauty. Courtesy Johnson County Extension For plant people, August ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects. As temperatures rise, native ground-nesting bees are among the ...

Emily Dickinson thought hope was the "thing with feathers," but a flower bulb seems like a better metaphor for hope. Tucked into the earth months in advance, bulbs are packed with promise of a ...