Hyacinth bulbs are easy to grow in a garden and also one of the easiest flowers to force into bloom indoors in winter.
It’s almost time to plant up grape hyacinths, the pint-sized bulbs which offer a mass of blue or white flowers come spring. Often seen as the regular hyacinth’s pint-sized poor relation (although they ...
One of the best blue flowering plants is the Valerie Finnis grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum "Valerie Finnis"). This spring-blooming bulb is short (only 6 to 8 inches tall) but packs a colorful ...
In containers, too Planting spring flowering bulbs in containers is wonderful. I always save some narcissus, anemones, ranunculus, grape hyacinths, Dutch irises and freesias to plant in containers, as ...
If you were to take a garden tour to the Netherlands during spring flowering, you probably would visit the Keukenhof gardens, where thousands of bulbs are newly planted each year. And setting off the ...
Most spring bulbs (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocus) want at least six hours of sun, and be sure to plant them pointy side up. Getty Images / Andrea Obzerova For many gardeners, bulbs are magic.
Anemone-This bulbous plant is grown from a small corm—they almost look like they are shriveled up when you buy them. It helps to soak the corms overnight in water before planting. The leaves are lacy ...