Most bulbs require a period of cold temperatures to initiate growth and bloom in the spring. Tulips, daffodils, iris, crocus and lilies all fall under this category. Tender bulbs cannot survive winter ...

An amaryllis plant was grown from a bulb to flowers in this time-lapse. A bulb of the red lion amaryllis variety was chosen. It was sown into a small pot with soil and covered by some moss at the ...

It's fall, which means it's time to figure out which plants are going to work best for container gardens. Design expert Cindy Funes has some answers.

JUST five autumn plants are on an expert’s shortlist to boost spirits and create a burst of color for fall. And best of all, they are easy to grow – and cheap. Dallas Stubbs, garden manager ...

After a long, cold winter, spring-blooming bulbs are a welcome sight in your garden. From daffodils to tulips and crocuses to snowdrops, spring bulbs add much-needed color to the landscape, just when ...

When stores start to fill the shelves with pumpkin spice everything, from Twinkies to Cheerios and marshmallows, it can only mean one thing — amaryllis season. Amaryllis, that year-end holiday season ...

THE end of summer doesn't have to mean doom and gloom for your flowerbeds. According to one green-fingered expert, there are five bulbs you can plant right now for blooming beds until the New Year.

It’s bulb-planting season if you want a riot of colour in spring, from the vivid yellows and subtle creams of daffodils, to the rich purples of crocus and the soft blues of camassias. But there are so ...

For many years, all the children in my family were given amaryllis bulbs as Christmas gifts by my mother, and we’d rush to pot them and have a friendly contest to see whose bloomed first. Naturally, I ...

Question: I forced an amaryllis into bloom for the holidays. What should I do for the bulb with an old bloom stalk and a few leaves? Answer: Expect another year with great blooms after several seasons ...