Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Late last autumn, I knelt in a blustery November wind and dug in the ground, planting daffodil bulbs. I was resolved not to spend another spring deprived of ...

October and November are the perfect time to plant spring-blooming bulbs like daffodils, crocus and tulips. Following a few simple guidelines will help give your bulbs the start they need to ensure ...

We’re now in the prime of bulb-planting season, that rite of fall that seems out of place when we’re about ready to yank or cut back plants in the rest of the yard. That contrarian picture is just one ...

Bulb-planting in the fall is always an act of hope. This year, it becomes a form of therapy. When the crocuses, daffodils and tulips next flower, we will be assured of at least one thing: It won’t be ...

Winter can feel gray and gloomy, with bare trees and frozen lawns stretching as far as the eye can see. But what if your garden could burst with color even when the cold is at its harshest? By ...

Tulips are the queens of the flower-bulb world and also the best known and most planted bulb. However, deer, rabbits, and rodents like tulips as much as we do – only as a meal. Even when the bulbs, ...

“I had trouble with squirrels and chipmunks digging up my tulip and crocus bulbs last fall. Tulips and crocuses are a couple of my favorite spring flowers, and I am planning to plant them again this ...

As the summer garden winds down, it’s time to think about spring flowers, and the best way to ramp them up would be to plant bulbs now. We’re all familiar with tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, the ...

Animals like squirrels, chipmunks, and deer often thwart gardeners' efforts by digging up or eating flowering bulbs. To deter digging pests, gardeners can use chicken wire, plant more bulbs than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Daffodils. Tulips. Hyacinths. Spring bulbs are nothing short of magic in the garden. We sit in our overstuffed easy chairs all ...