Do you know the difference between a bulb, rhizome and tuber? “Sunset Western Garden Book” explains that there are five types of bulbs: true bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers and tuberous roots. Bulbs ...

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 ...

Pennsylvania’s climate is perfect for growing spring-blooming bulbs. We have plenty of winter cold for favorites such as tulips and daffodils to get their needed “chill” time, then we usually have a ...

Most of our autumn gardening time is spent cleaning up and putting plants to bed for the winter, but it can also be a time to be proactive about improving our gardens for next spring. The greatest ...

Could you give me some suggestions for planting fall bulbs so they have their best impact in the landscape? There are many ways to use bulbs effectively in the landscape. To begin with, they look best ...

You don’t have to be an avid gardener to appreciate the gift of flower bulbs. As most bulbs appropriate for our climate bloom in spring or summer, when received at the beginning of winter bulbs give ...