If you want your garden containers to be filled with colorful flowers in spring, now's the time to get your bulbs planted to make sure they're ready to bloom once our gardens thaw out after winter.
November in the South is marked by mild days and cool nights—perfect weather for plants to set down roots. Discover which ...
While you may associate bulbs with flower beds, these plants do well in containers as well. Providing season-long color, texture, and height, flower bulbs planted in containers offer an easy way to ...
Strawberries are a perfect plant for containers, especially hanging containers. They look gorgeous with the fruit drooping ...
When it comes to planting spring-blooming bulbs in our gardens, most of us immediately think of terracotta pots, planting beds, or window boxes. However, there's a clever, unsung, inexpensive ...
Question: I would like to start some bulbs in containers for winter bloom inside. Could you explain how to do this? What kinds of bulbs should I plant? Answer: Various fall-planted bulbs can be ...
‘Bulb lasagna’ is the fall gardening trend that everyone is talking about. And it’s got me excited as it combines my two great loves — gardening and Italian food — what a combination! However, there’s ...
Find our best ideas for what to plant in February right here, along with tips for ensuring your plants thrive until spring ...
It never ends for gardeners does it? Alan Titchmarsh says you need to get planting now if you want the bright colour sof ...
Fertilize tulips when planting in the fall by adding a handful of compost and about a tablespoon of bonemeal to the hole. After the bulbs sprout in spring, feed them again with bone meal and compost ...
All other bulbs may be planted into sunny, well-prepared beds now without chilling. Plant bulbs in holes dug about twice as the height of the bulb. Larger bulbs, like daffodils and tulips, are planted ...
Question: Last year I purchased pots of tulips and daffodils ready to bloom in January and February. Could I plant some bulbs in pots now and get them to bloom in January? Answer: Yes, forcing bulbs ...