Many perennials must be planted in fall to emerge in spring and summer, but if you missed the fall window, you can still ...

Fall is the best time to plant peonies, especially when starting with bare-root plants. Plus bare-root plants are usually less expensive than potted peonies, and a better selection of varieties is ...

I remember my shock when I learned that spring-flowering bulbs were planted in fall. I had grown up in central Alaska, where spring was more a philosophical concept than a season. But once I learned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re planting spring bulbs in the autumn, don’t forget to think about the bigger picture: many plants make good companions ...

Gardeners should plan to plant bulbs in the fall, ideally after the first frost. Bulbs need a period of cold, typically 60-90 days, to bloom properly in the spring. Gardeners have a fairly wide window ...

I have one of those flower gardens that people pause and take pictures of. But every time someone passes my garden and compliments my flowers, I have to stop myself from saying, “It’s really a lot ...

Planting bulbs in the fall is one of the easiest and most rewarding ways to ensure a vibrant, colorful garden in the early spring. Spring-flowering bulbs like tulips, daffodils, crocuses, and ...

September is an ideal time to plant perennials in many gardens. For most of us, this is the end of summer and the start of fall. We can expect plenty of warm days still, but the cold days and the ...

OKAY, IT IS October and that means all the vendors have spring flowering bulbs in stock! Now, today, tomorrow, go out and buy hundreds of bulbs. But why hundreds? Well, I repeat, our climate and soils ...

Submitted photo A group of gardeners plants flower bulbs this month. Planting flower bulbs in November gives them plenty of time to take root throughout winter and be ready for spring. If the spring ...