This week's Plant Pick of the Week is a spring-blooming bulb with flowers that look like round purple lollipops.

Brent Heath is the co-owner of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in Gloucester, Virginia. To ensure your bulbs keep coming back for years to come, pick a spot in your lawn that has good drainage and that ...

Putting off planting your spring bulbs? Don’t wait until the ground is frozen solid—time your planting correctly for the best ...

Key Points Plant allium bulbs in the fall, around the first frost but before the ground freezes, to give them the chilling period they need for strong spring blooms.Choose a sunny, well-draining spot ...

A little planning now means even the earliest days of spring can be filled with color. Plant these bulbs in September for a ...

With spring upon us, it’s time to think about planting in home gardens. In Iowa, onions are a popular addition to the vegetable garden as they are easy to grow and take up little space. In this ...

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 ...

Planting onions too late usually results in disappointingly small bulbs. If you intend to grow onions from seed, you might want to start them indoors in the late winter/early spring to give them a ...

The end of September is the perfect time to add spring flowering bulbs to your garden. Planting daffodils, tulips and crocus ...

Planting onion sets or slips in autumn has some distinct advantages and is much like planting garlic or shallots. But success isn't always guaranteed. Timing, along with your specific growing zone, ...

While the world is struggling this March because of the pandemic outbreak of Covid-19, planning a summer garden makes even more sense. Planting onions is often the first thing I do in the spring to ...