There is perhaps no sight more exciting to an avid gardener than a yard full of spring-blooming bulbs in full flower. Bulbs herald the gardening season, and their colors are a welcome sight after the ...
Pennsylvania’s climate is perfect for growing spring-blooming bulbs. We have plenty of winter cold for favorites such as tulips and daffodils to get their needed “chill” time, then we usually have a ...
October might seem like the perfect time to start winding down your garden planting, mostly spent preparing the soil for the dreaded, but inevitable first frost. You may be employing a few choice ...
Spring has sprung! As winter has started fading away and the days have grown longer, nature is beginning to awaken for spring. One of the most exciting parts of the early spring season is the leaves ...
There’s still time to plant spring flowering bulbs. Daffodils are the most practical bulb to plant in our climate as they are deer- and rodent-resistant and the dwarf daffodil varieties flowers as ...
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 ...
Flowering bulbs can be planted in fall or spring, depending on the variety. Bulbs planted in fall need to develop their roots before the first frost and need a freezing period to bloom. Bulbs planted ...
Most of our autumn gardening time is spent cleaning up and putting plants to bed for the winter, but it can also be a time to be proactive about improving our gardens for next spring. The greatest ...
With a little planning in the fall, a dazzling display of blooms will emerge when your garden awakens in the spring. September is a great time to plant bulbs for a spring bloom because as the ...
There's not much that rivals spring bulb bloom in the garden. The anticipation all winter. The inevitable forgetting where you planted bulbs or that you planted any at all. And then the show. It’s a ...
Since I have been involved in the gardening business for the majority of my life – which has been a very long time – I find myself reminiscing more and more each year. When I was growing up in the ...