Veteran gardeners know late fall is the time to plant spring-blooming bulbs. Everyone is familiar with tulips, iris and daffodils, as well as crocus and hyacinths. Many of these are of European ...

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 ...

The time has come to start planning your next spring bulbgardens. Garden centers will be offering their selections for fallplanting, and there will be plenty to choose from. Not only will there be ...

Gardeners who like a touch of the exotic need not despair in these water-conscious times. Many of Earth’s loveliest flowers can get by with less. Take sparaxis, a group of bulbs -- underground stems ...

Plant the right bulb (or its close cousin, the corm) and success is almost guaranteed. The beginnings of spring’s flowers and leaves are folded up inside these compact packages. Plant them at the ...

The flowers of sparaxis tricolor hybrids offer large and very interesting flowers at close range. (Handout/TNS) The flowers of sparaxis tricolor hybrids offer large and very interesting flowers at ...

Each fall we plant bulbs for a garden of spring surprises. We love our tulips and daffodils. But there's a host of naturalizing small bulbs we can use to complement bulb and containers. These ...

There is something sneakily special about bulbs and corms. Invariably, they surprise and delight when they decide, and in their own good time, to burst into life and start blooming. (If any of the ...

Question: We just moved from the Northwest and we arenow planning —- and soon planting —- our first spring bulbgarden for next year in our new home garden in North County. Canyou give us some tips on ...

The climate of South Africa is remarkably similar to that of California, where summers are long and hot and winters cool and rainy. It’s a Mediterranean climate where plants evolved to tolerate a dry ...