Q: I saw tulip and daffodil bulbs for sale at the store. I remember my mom having tulips, but she also had problems growing them, as I recall. I would like to plant some, but I don’t want problems.

Bulbs always seem a bit like magic. Each dry, papery capsule holds a whole plant and everything it needs to bloom. With a little planning, these enchanting flowers can fill your garden with color from ...

Want the perfect plant that doesn’t clash with other flowers in the landscape? Bulbs are your answer. Their trouble-free nature and early welcome of spring explains their popularity. No need to be an ...

BOISE -- Don't you love it when those first flowers of spring pop up after a long, cold winter? Now's the time to plant those spring flowering bulbs in your yard. Today on "You Can Grow It", Jim ...

Within the vast catalog of flowering plants, there is a specific subcategory: those that grow from bulbs. Since these bulbs are hidden under the soil throughout the plant’s lifetime, it’s not always ...

CHAGRIN FALLS -- Planting bulbs is the smallest garden chore with the biggest bloomin' payoff. Just dig a hole, drop in a bulb, cover it over and wait for spring. The only trick is that you must plant ...

Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and other spring-blooming bulbs can generate one of the biggest color splashes of any flowering plant. However, the way most American gardeners tend to use them – a dozen ...

The best time to plant spring bulbs depends on your growing zone. In general, you should plant bulbs six weeks before your projected first frost date. For many growing zones, October is the best time ...

Traditional lawns may look lush, but they're high-maintenance and offer little habitat for pollinators or soil life. By adding a handful of bulbs this fall, your plain green lawn will erupt into ...

Fall officially begins in less than a week, welcoming in cooler temperatures across Michigan and heralding the end of the growing season. Fall is when gardeners need to prepare for spring, though, by ...

Here’s what you need to know to create a beautiful spring garden Gardens inherently occupy a fourth dimension. Plants respond directly to the passage of time: each day, each season, each year.

Fall is always an interesting time in the Cappiello household. Over the summer, I get out all those garden porn bulb catalogs with all their glossy color pages and come-hither looking blooms. I dog ...