Every fall, I enjoy the ritual of buying and planting hyacinth bulbs to force into bloom in the middle of January. With hardly any effort, I can have hyacinths blooming in late January indoors! I also ...

Hyacinths are beautiful additions to Southern gardens. They provide vibrant floral color with tall spikes of eye-catching blooms and bright green foliage. Hyacinths are members of the Asparagaceae ...

Hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis) are beautiful additions to Southern gardens. For two weeks in March or April, they produce showy flowers in vibrant shades of blue, purple, white, pink, and red. The ...

Q: Can grape hyacinths grow in window boxes or pots? I have a patch of these small bulbs that continues to grow wider and wider, but there are weeds and grass mixed in, so it looks rather messy. I was ...

Most spring bulbs (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocus) want at least six hours of sun, and be sure to plant them pointy side up. Getty Images / Andrea Obzerova For many gardeners, bulbs are magic.

Anemone-This bulbous plant is grown from a small corm—they almost look like they are shriveled up when you buy them. It helps to soak the corms overnight in water before planting. The leaves are lacy ...

Since I have been involved in the gardening business for the majority of my life – which has been a very long time – I find myself reminiscing more and more each year. When I was growing up in the ...

If you were to take a garden tour to the Netherlands during spring flowering, you probably would visit the Keukenhof gardens, where thousands of bulbs are newly planted each year. And setting off the ...

Think for a moment about spring flowers, and likely two of the most common to come to mind are daffodils (Narcissus) and tulips (Tulipa). Even nongardeners are likely to know these flowers, and ...