Understanding which bulbs need to be planted in fall and which need to be dug in fall can be confusing, so let’s review.

As winter approaches, forcing bulbs into bloom indoors can provide some flowers for your home. Paperwhite Narcissus ( Narcissus papyraceus) are the easiest bulbs to force because they require no ...

When the leaves on the trees begin to change color and fall to the ground, it is a sign that autumn has arrived. And it’s a sign that it is time to plant flowering bulbs that will provide an early ...

Bulbs are the ugly ducklings of the garden. Some are rock-hard and wrinkled; others resemble chicken feet. But plant them in the fall, and they'll bring pretty posies in the spring. Perennial bulbs, ...

Bulbs are perfect all-in-one plant packages. Strangely shaped underground storage structures, they contain all the ingredients for the life cycle of flowers and foliage. Pop bulbs into the ground ...

Gladiolus are gorgeous, impressive, summer-blooming flowers that grow from corms. Some hardy varieties are available that survive winter weather in many USDA growing zones but others are hardy only in ...

United by their green thumbs, droves of Chicago-area residents descended on Garfield Park Thursday and piled armloads of free tulip bulbs and purple pansies into grocery bags and buckets. The foraging ...

Q: I'm replacing many of the light bulbs in our home with the newer, energy-efficient LED bulbs that appear to be replacing old, ordinary bulbs and fluorescent lights. Can LED bulbs be used to start ...