It’s almost time to plant up grape hyacinths, the pint-sized bulbs which offer a mass of blue or white flowers come spring. Often seen as the regular hyacinth’s pint-sized poor relation (although they ...

Question: I’ve been trying to get rid of some grape hyacinths in my shrub bed. I used a weed killer, but they didn’t all die. Then I dug them out, but they came back up this year. I want to try ...

Spring is in the air and the scenery is starting to perk up. Barren tree branches are beginning to swell with tiny buds of green as Technicolor blossoms sprout up from dull earthen plots just in time ...

Think for a moment about spring flowers, and likely two of the most common to come to mind are daffodils (Narcissus) and tulips (Tulipa). Even nongardeners are likely to know these flowers, and ...

Q • I have a question that my books don’t seem to address, and I was hoping you might have a suggestion. Recently my grape hyacinth bulbs sent up leaves, but so far the flower stalk hasn’t appeared.

With Easter on the horizon, borders, pots and woodland edges fill with cheerful colour – from bright golden daffodils to ...

Q: Can grape hyacinths grow in window boxes or pots? I have a patch of these small bulbs that continues to grow wider and wider, but there are weeds and grass mixed in, so it looks rather messy. I was ...

Anemone-This bulbous plant is grown from a small corm—they almost look like they are shriveled up when you buy them. It helps to soak the corms overnight in water before planting. The leaves are lacy ...