If you're a little hazy on when exactly you should be planting bulbs for spring you're in the right place. Overall it's pretty straightforward but there is a slight variation between different types ...

Spring-blooming bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths are garden oddities because they have to go in the ground dormant the fall before in order for them to bloom the following spring. That’s ...

The bottle with one drop of ketchup left, the never-opened container of ancient low-cal dip (it seemed like a good idea at the time), and that carton of — of — nobody can even remember: It’s time to ...

Could you give me some suggestions for planting fall bulbs so they have their best impact in the landscape? There are many ways to use bulbs effectively in the landscape. To begin with, they look best ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amaryllis flowers are some of the most striking there are. They add punchy color to any room or flower bed, and their unique silhouette acts as a statement focal point in a modern setting. They're ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Ready, set, go. Just as soon as you have new amaryllis bulbs, pot them up, and, in a few months the spectacular, colorful trumpets will unfold. Technically, what are commonly called "amaryllis" are ...

Larry Paulger takes his work home with him and, in this case, it’s a beautiful arrangement. Paulger, a Novato resident and owner of Paulger’s Plants & Bulbs, is a bulb and young plant broker who sells ...