It is officially spring, and we are fortunate to have many species of bulbs that are flowering in Central Jersey right now. Spring bulbs provide some of the first colorful blooms of the season and are ...
Late winter is no time to hang up your gardening gloves. In fact, the quiet weeks before spring offer the perfect opportunity ...
Bulbs bursting with color are one of the best ways to light up an outdoor space, long before most perennials, trees and shrubs have begun to grow. Planting spring bulbs should result in a gorgeous ...
Autumn is here, and many gardeners like to continue gardening through the season. The crisp, cool weather shouldn’t deter you from adding new plants to your garden or home landscape. As soon as the ...
Bulbs are fantastic little bundles of plant potential. They require almost no maintenance at all—simply pop them in the ground in well-drained soil, water deeply, then wait for the show. After a long ...
Spring-blooming bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths are garden oddities because they have to go in the ground dormant the fall before in order for them to bloom the following spring. That’s ...
Gardeners should plan to plant bulbs in the fall, ideally after the first frost. Bulbs need a period of cold, typically 60-90 days, to bloom properly in the spring. Gardeners have a fairly wide window ...
Get spring bulbs in before the ground freezes. If apple picking and leaf peeping have caused fall gardening to get away from you, it’s not too late to get those bulbs in the ground that you planned ...
The magic of flower bulbs is irresistible. You plant these weird-looking things in October, and by spring, they’re transformed into graceful plants with velvet blossoms in vivid colors. Bulbs like ...
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.
Now through early November is prime time in our climate to plant tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and other spring-flowering bulbs. These bulbs need to go in the ground in fall because they first need to ...
Van Bourgondien has been known as "The Bulb Lady" for so long, the name is actually a registered trademark. She was born into a strong Italian family that didn't even grow tomatoes, but when she met ...