This weekend's yard jobs include preparing for the season's first killing frost, preventing bugs from getting inside the house for winter, and salvaging tender bulbs.

The lifting and storing of bulbs becomes an easy annual routine with just a bit of practice.  The reward is renewal and ...

I feel like I’m repeating myself – plant the cannas in the spring. Dig in the fall. Plant in the spring. I’m a little jealous of my sister-in-law in Georgia, ...

Spring is not the only season that bulbs bloom. In fact, you can have bulbs blooming in your garden throughout the year.

Looking ahead at the weather forecast of dropping temperatures, our attention turns to preparations for protecting tender bulbs. Tender bulbs include caladiums, tuberous begonias, dahlias, gladiolus, ...

It's important to take care to protect your garden's tender plants ahead of the colder winter days and nights ahead.

That means you don’t often have to dig up and store the bulbs or rhizomes over winter. However, there are times when ...

I’m like a kid in a candy store Every fall I eagerly look forward to perusing bulb catalogs and touring local nurseries and ...

With about 300 different species, the iris is one of the most visually striking plants in the garden. Whether grown in ...

Discover how to store tender flower bulbs correctly through the winter for glorious blooms to enjoy the following year ...

IT’s bulb time again – that magical moment where you get to imagine the heady heights you’ll achieve in your garden come Spring.   With dreamy visions of swaying Dutch style ...

If you are looking to plant some of the longest-flowering perennials, it is hard to beat black-eyed Susans. These native ...