In springtime, bulbs come into their own, bringing dashes of colour to the garden when perennials are still waking up from their winter sleep and it’s still far too cold to bring out the annual ...

For many years, begonias have been considered out of fashion - viewed as gaudy and a little too much. While Victorian bedding ...

Flowering bulbs like jonquils, hyacinths and freesias fill the air with fragrance during late winter and spring and tulips (above), daffodils and anemones can create swathes of gorgeous colour or ...

The temperature is getting milder and the sunset is getting later every day: make no mistake, spring is on the way. As the weather improves, this is also the perfect time to get planning your summer ...

Just because summer is almost over doesn't mean we have to say goodbye to fresh floral blooms. While the spring crocus is noted as a herald of warmer weather, the autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) ...

Every fall, I enjoy the ritual of buying and planting hyacinth bulbs to force into bloom in the middle of January. With hardly any effort, I can have hyacinths blooming in late January indoors! I also ...