Cooler weather has us thinking about sweet peas and their delightful fragrance. Sweet peas are a great addition to the garden whether you sow them in the fall or spring. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss will walk you through planting and tending to these blooming beauties.
Crocus flowers are bright and beautiful additions to your spring garden. In this guide, garden expert Matt Dursum will show you how to grow them so you get vivid blooms year after year.
When plants bloom in the wrong season, it’s usually caused by stress. Unusually warm, cold, wet, or dry weather can cause unexpected flowering, but there are a few things you can do to buffer these fluctuations. Garden expert Logan Hailey explains potential reasons for abnormal blooming and how to prevent them.
California fuchsias bring an easy-to-grow and drought-tolerant pop of color to your garden. Find out how to grow these beautiful perennials in your garden by reading our expert guide below.
As one of the most fragrant flowers in the spring garden, hyacinths are an excellent addition to the bulb bed or cutting garden. Their lovely scent can fill a room, and their soft colors are perfect in spring arrangements. Join cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss to have a look at some wonderful, fragrant varieties.
Part of the thrill of growing bulbs is that they multiply over time, helping to fill out large areas of beds with bursts of color and texture. In this way, you’re literally growing your investment! If you live in a cold winter climate and have invested in summer bulbs like Calla Lilies, Gladioli, Dahlias, and Elephant Ear, you’ll want to dig them up and store them for next year’s garden. Garden expert Benita Lee will show you how to gather and save your favorite ornamentals.
With easy bulb planting in November, we look forward to the blooms that welcome spring. To get a jumpstart on cheerful color, look to award-winning, early-flowering varieties. These rise through frosty - even snowy- conditions, gracing the late winter and early spring landscape with a surprise show.
Daffodils, with their trumpets that announce spring’s arrival, offer variations in miniature forms with picture-perfect blooms. Worthy of a marvel, join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in celebrating the miniatures that welcome the warm season in waves of color, whimsy, and great detail.
Heirloom bulbs promote visual and genetic diversity in our gardens. Their variations in flower forms, shapes, colors, and bloom times bring no end to their seasonal appeal. Their strong performance, sometimes spanning centuries, is a testament to their lasting value. Broaden the display with these prized heirloom flowering bulbs, perfect for planting this fall.
It's important to monitor the calendar and extended forecast to ensure you get your bulbs planted at the right time. Join organic farmer Jenna Rich to discuss planting spring bulbs and when it may be too late.
Daffodils announce spring’s arrival in the loveliest ways with sunny yellows, warm peaches, and pristine forms. With oversized trumpets, cups, and double blooms, the show stops visitors in their tracks. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in giving spring a big welcome with extra large daffodils, perfect for planting this fall.
Ready to spice up your spring garden with something a little different? Welcome to the wild world of unusual daffodils, where you’ll find blooms that break the mold with unexpected colors, shapes, and sizes. Dig in and explore 21 unusual daffodil varieties with gardener and biologist Lindsay Miller.