It’s almost time to plant up grape hyacinths, the pint-sized bulbs which offer a mass of blue or white flowers come spring. Often seen as the regular hyacinth’s pint-sized poor relation (although they ...

Can you imagine a river of blue flowers flowing through your yard? If you were to visit the Dutch Keukenhof Gardens in the spring, there is an area called the “Blue River.” A broad, azure river is ...

With a little planning in the fall, a dazzling display of blooms will emerge when your garden awakens in the spring. September is a great time to plant bulbs for a spring bloom because as the ...

Q:We are infested with a fast-spreading grape hyacinth population. We travel a lot. Other than the tedious and impossible task of picking the many and tiny bulbs by hand, how do we get rid of them? A: ...

The smaller bulbs of grape hyacinths can easily be forced indoors, but larger hyacinth bulbs require a bit more effort. Buy bulbs that have been specifically prepared for indoor forcing with a ...

If there’s one thing I love about spring, it’s coming out of the depths of winter hibernation and seeing my yard break out into a plethora of bright colors. But, it doesn’t happen on its own. It takes ...

Q: The foliage of grape hyacinths looks nice for a while when it comes up in the fall, but right around now - when it starts to look straggly and unattractive and catches leaves - I get an itchy ...

Q: I have a lot of grape hyacinths naturalizing in my front lawn. I was careful not to mow them, but it's been a few mowings now, and my front lawn looks stupid with a dozen tall clumps of grass with ...

Flowering bulbs are one of the harbingers of spring, bringing with them a splash of unexpected color. For all their beauty, bulbs are surprisingly low maintenance, containing both seed and the source ...

Plant flower bulbs at least six to eight weeks before your region's average first frost date, which is as early as August in colder growing zones. You'll have best results by choosing a planting site ...

With daytime temps still hitting the 90s, Texas Gulf Coast residents may have difficulty envisioning their spring gardens. But now is the time to think about showy color. In this area, buying and ...