As you prepare your gardens for winter, consider marking the location of late emerging perennials to avoid accidentally ...
In springtime, bulbs come into their own, bringing dashes of colour to the garden when perennials are still waking up from their winter sleep and it’s still far too cold to bring out the annual ...
October is the best month in central-Pennsylvania’s climate to plant spring bulbs. November is still doable, but a slight drawback is that late-planted bulbs are often later to emerge in spring and ...
Garden plants enter dormancy in the fall in response to day length and temperature. As temperatures cool and nights get longer, hormones within the plant change, causing plants to gradually acclimate ...
The bulbs flowering in my garden at home are putting on a great show as are the ones at the Garden. Spring-flowering bulbs are very effective for bringing early color into the garden. Bulbs do not ...
As soon as Christmas passes and we hurtle into spring, many look out for the first sign of life: the emerging albino head of the crocus, or an early flame bud of a daffodil. For many, these are the ...
With fall just around the corner, it's time for gardeners to start thinking about planting spring-flowering bulbs. And if you're not sure where to start, Flowerbulb.eu has named the snowdrop ...
We have certainly seen plenty of rain to start the month of March this year, but it’s also been quite mild. Average temperatures are over 6 degrees above normal with every day this month at least ...
Fall is an exceptionally busy time for us gardeners, as we work hard to tick off all our planting tasks before the coldest weather arrives. If you've found yourself pushed for time this season, ...
Lasagna as in layers… plant several different bulbs in layers for a professional look either right in the ground or in a container. Place the container in a cool, dark place, such as a garage or ...
If you're cooking up plans for the garden this fall, think about trying bulb lasagna. This Dutch method of layering bulbs is truly tantalizing. Much like that lasagna you have baking in the oven, you ...
Indian pink (Spigelia marilandica) is among the late emerging perennials you'll want to carefully mark now. Photographs by MelindaMyers.com. As ...