Flowering spring bulbs add color and beauty to your garden when you need it most after a chilly, gray winter. But if you want to enjoy their blooms in the spring, you must plant them ahead of time.

The best time to plant spring bulbs depends on your growing zone. In general, you should plant bulbs six weeks before your projected first frost date. For many growing zones, October is the best time ...

Gardeners quickly learn that it’s possible to expand their flock of perennial flowers by digging and dividing clumps into smaller pieces, giving them free new plants. Not as well known is that the ...

Emily Dickinson thought hope was the "thing with feathers," but a flower bulb seems like a better metaphor for hope. Tucked into the earth months in advance, bulbs are packed with promise of a ...

Plant flower bulbs at least six to eight weeks before your region's average first frost date, which is as early as August in colder growing zones. You'll have best results by choosing a planting site ...