Are you ready to plant something besides daffodils and tulips? You might want to look at planting a few muscari. They do not receive as much attention as other bulbs because they are not as large and ...

Some spring-blooming bulbs inspire songwriters (“Tiptoe Through the Tulips″). Others even move poets (“I wandered lonely as a cloud … / When all at once I saw a crowd, / A host, of golden daffodils”).

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 ...

October is far past peak planting season for many flowers, but these perennials will thrive when planted once temperatures ...

Flowering bulbs are one of the harbingers of spring, bringing with them a splash of unexpected color. For all their beauty, bulbs are surprisingly low maintenance, containing both seed and the source ...

One of the best blue flowering plants is the Valerie Finnis grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum "Valerie Finnis"). This spring-blooming bulb is short (only 6 to 8 inches tall) but packs a colorful ...

Known to most gardeners as the trouble-free, no care grape hyacinth, their small flowers resemble upside-down grapes, and the corms are widely available for fall planting. In the Puget Sound, they ...

Anyone who says winter is devoid of color in the backyard needs to come and see my patio plants in January. For me, when so much of the garden is in hibernation, it’s more important than ever to ...

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