When gardeners think of spring-blooming bulbs, the top four plants that come to mind are crocus, daffodils, hyacinths and ...
If you're a little hazy on when exactly you should be planting bulbs for spring you're in the right place. Overall it's pretty straightforward but there is a slight variation between different types ...
Beautiful spring flower garden with many different colored hyacinths and tulips - nieriss/Shutterstock Common hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis) are gorgeous flowering bulbs that fill your garden with ...
Hyacinths are perennial bulbs that can come in early spring back year after year in USDA Hardiness Zones 4-8, with a fragrant scent that's a treat after a long winter. But before most other flowers ...
One of my favorite elementary school art projects was making popcorn hyacinths. We would shake popped corn in a paper bag filled with dry tempera paint, cut leaves out of construction paper, and glue ...
Hyacinths are a great garden plant because they are not only beautiful and fragrant, attracting all kinds of pollinators, but are also one of those perennials that keep coming back year after year.
Every fall, I enjoy the ritual of buying and planting hyacinth bulbs to force into bloom in the middle of January. With hardly any effort, I can have hyacinths blooming in late January indoors! I also ...
Many gardeners know that November and December are prime months for planting spring-flowering bulbs such as crocus, daffodils, hyacinths and tulips outdoors. Some gardeners want a taste of that ...
PLANT CHILLED BULBS: Now through early January is the time to plant tulip and hyacinth bulbs stored in your refrigerator for at least six weeks. DEADHEAD ANNUALS: Whenever practical, continue to ...
Flowering bulbs are one of the harbingers of spring, bringing with them a splash of unexpected color. For all their beauty, bulbs are surprisingly low maintenance, containing both seed and the source ...
We find that best results are obtained when pre-chilled tulip and hyacinth bulbs are planted into the garden in late December or early January. Pre-chilled bulbs planted earlier bloom earlier — as ...
It’s nearly that time of year when gardeners think of spring — of planting bulbs that are going to bloom then. Bulbs are “pre-packaged” flowers, so a green thumb isn’t necessary to get those first ...