Q. I’ve received some flower bulb catalogs offering really attractive amaryllis bulbs that can be grown in pots. I’d like to try them, but they are kind of expensive. What are my chances of success? A ...

For plant people, August is the month you may have received a tempting bulb catalog in your inbox or mailbox from a company you previously purchased from. How can it be time to order spring bulbs ...

Pennsylvania’s climate is perfect for growing spring-blooming bulbs. We have plenty of winter cold for favorites such as tulips and daffodils to get their needed “chill” time, then we usually have a ...

Shopping for flower bulbs: It’s one of the more joyful summertime garden chores, certainly better than dragging hoses and sprinklers around or keeping ahead of the most incorrigible weeds. Bulb ...

Spring-blooming bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths are garden oddities because they have to go in the ground dormant the fall before in order for them to bloom the following spring. That’s ...

Even though gardening is often praised as a calming and peaceful activity, it can also be quite challenging. Whether sowing seeds or planting nursery starts, you usually have to wait a long time to ...

This fall my small band of volunteer gardeners, the Late Bloomers, have begun work on a wild flower pollinator garden at the OPC, the senior citizen’s center in Rochester. Because many of the flowers ...

Even while our perennial and annual flower gardens are bursting with bloom, we should think about spring color. After a long, prairie winter we will be ready for tulips, daffodils and other bulb ...

Take a good look at your garden and envision how you’d like it to look in spring. Now it’s time to buy the bulbs that will bring the beauty. Courtesy Johnson County Extension For plant people, August ...