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Planting spring bulbs in the fall not only sets your garden up for a showy spring display with a kaleidoscope of vibrant colors as the snow melts, but it also fulfils a biological need known as ...

Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocus and a host of other small spring-flowering bulbs can be planted from now through early December. The month of October is the ideal time to plant spring-flowering ...

Mother Nature is such a tease. On warm, sunny spring days when we see masses of tulips blooming we’re enticed to plant while we’re in the mood. But Mother Nature says that’s neither the time nor the ...

Here’s what you need to know to create a beautiful spring garden Gardens inherently occupy a fourth dimension. Plants respond directly to the passage of time: each day, each season, each year.

FARGO-Mother Nature is such a tease. On warm, sunny spring days when we see masses of tulips blooming we're enticed to plant while we're in the mood. But Mother Nature says that's neither the time nor ...

Flowering bulbs can be planted in fall or spring, depending on the variety. Bulbs planted in fall need to develop their roots before the first frost and need a freezing period to bloom. Bulbs planted ...

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 ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Fall isn’t just for mums and pumpkins; it is actually one of the best times to plant those blooms you see in early spring! You can plant your deciduous trees, shrubs, fall ...

I have one of those flower gardens that people pause and take pictures of. But every time someone passes my garden and compliments my flowers, I have to stop myself from saying, “It’s really a lot ...

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 ...