If you admired your neighbor’s tulips and daffodils last spring and wished that you had some of these flowers in your yard, now is the time to plant these hardy bulbs before the ground freezes if you ...

The long stretch of warm weather, courtesy of El Niño, has kept our southeastern Michigan garden soil warmer than we would expect for this time of year. That means plants that would normally have been ...

Nov. 7—The days are getting cooler and frosts are upon us—a time to say goodbye to the last of the perennials and store away the garden tools. You may have finished deadheading and planting your ...

November is the start of winter for your plants, so now is the time to protect tender bulbs such as dahlias, gladiolas and canna and to turn outdoor coleus plants into indoor plants for the winter.

The only thing I do not like about autumn is that some of my favorite flowers reach the end of their bloom cycle. The important thing to remember is that if these are tender bulbs, they need to be put ...

Flower bulbs are categorized into two basic groups: hardy and tender. Hardy bulbs such as tulip, daffodil and crocus, can tolerate freezing temperatures and can require cold to break dormancy and ...

Even knowledgeable gardeners seem to fall into two groups when it comes to lifting and storing tender bulbs. They either know how to do it and do so with ease, or they do not know how and are ...

If I were to ask you to think about bulbs, you would probably think about daffodils, tulips and others that flower in spring -- especially now, since this is the time of year to plant them. But there ...

In the Western Washington climate, you can gamble with dahlias and leave them in the ground over the winter. Cut the stems off at ground level then cover the soil (with the tubers still buried ...

As you look at the beautiful plants that have grown from bulbs you planted last spring, it's hard to let the cold weather destroy them. I actually enjoy digging my bulbs and storing them for next ...