Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the middle of winter, you may be longing for blooms like tulips, one of the prime garden delights of spring. You don't need to ...
I got a question about what to do with a bunch of spring-flowering bulbs this time of year. The reader found a company that would not ship to Alaska, so she sent her order to an Outside friend. The ...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. I love tulips. Fortunately, our dog Rowan keeps the deer away, so I can grow them in our garden. But if you have a deer problem and can’t grow tulips ...
Like so much that is botanical, forcing bulbs was all the rage in the Victorian period, when people were fascinated with science. It gave wealthy landowners with large glasshouses something to be ...
November is the gloomiest month of all. It’s cold and raw, but usually without enough snow to cross country ski on. It rains nearly every day, or seems like it does. The garden is put to bed, or if ...
Purple hyacinths, red tulips and other bulbs blooming on a windowsill on a cold, gray day are a welcome sight for winter-weary eyes, and a much-needed reminder that winter won't last forever. That's ...
It's not easy to get blooms started during the winter, but forcing tulips isn't quite as difficult of a task as it seems. All ...