Can you imagine a river of blue flowers flowing through your yard? If you were to visit the Dutch Keukenhof Gardens in the spring, there is an area called the “Blue River.” A broad, azure river is ...

IT’S ALMOST time to plant up grape hyacinths, the pint-sized bulbs which offer a mass of blue or white flowers come spring. Often seen as the regular hyacinth’s pint-sized poor relation (although they ...

Planting bulbs is an act of faith. Who'd think such beautiful blooms could spring from such lumpy, homely things? But each fall, I bury more of these treasures because bulbs give me great bang for my ...

It is important to plant bulbs at the proper depth. Here in the south, smaller bulbs (anemone, ranunculus, grape hyacinth) ...

As summer fades, consider planting minor bulbs for early spring beauty. Crocus and snowdrop are just a few of the small, vibrant options that thrive in clusters As the summer garden winds down, it’s ...

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 ...

Q: The foliage of grape hyacinths looks nice for a while when it comes up in the fall, but right around now - when it starts to look straggly and unattractive and catches leaves - I get an itchy ...

Q: I have a lot of grape hyacinths naturalizing in my front lawn. I was careful not to mow them, but it's been a few mowings now, and my front lawn looks stupid with a dozen tall clumps of grass with ...

It's almost time to plant up grape hyacinths, the pint-sized bulbs which offer a mass of blue or white flowers come spring. Often seen as the regular hyacinth's pint-sized poor relation (although they ...

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