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A plant expert shares his tips for maximizing your garden's potential throughout the year, from spring daffodils to winter ...

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October and November are the perfect time to plant spring-blooming bulbs like daffodils, crocus and tulips. Following a few simple guidelines will help give your bulbs the start they need to ensure ...

As the summer garden winds down, it’s time to think about spring flowers, and the best way to ramp them up would be to plant bulbs now. We’re all familiar with tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, the ...

This is a good time to buy spring-blooming bulbs that will produce tulips, daffodils and crocus. Shutterstock The third week of September is a good time to buy and plant spring-blooming bulbs such as ...

Spring bulbs are nothing short of magic in the garden. We sit in our overstuffed easy chairs all winter, perusing plant catalogs, websites, and magazines. We wait, and wait, for those first signs of ...

Here’s the lowdown on how to plant bulbs, to enjoy vivid color in your garden for years to come. It is time to plant spring-blooming bulbs in our Northwest gardens, and nothing could be easier. Garden ...

Even among other little brown blobs — inconspicuous detritus such as abandoned cocoons, say, or concretions of lint — the bulbs of species crocus look unremarkable. When planted in the soil — as ...

If you've been wondering how to grow daffodils for spring borders and pots, now's a great time to learn. Planting their plump, papery bulbs is one of September's most rewarding garden jobs – and with ...

Specialty bulbs, sometimes called minor bulbs, reflect the many other spring bulb treasures that can be planted in fall to herald the next growing season. Because many are diminutive, they are perfect ...

As the summer garden winds down, it’s time to think about spring flowers, and the best way to ramp them up would be to plant bulbs now. We’re all familiar with tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, the ...