Tips for bulb planting

It’s worth trying to outsmart squirrels when you’re planting bulbs in the fall. (Photo by Brendan Zwelling)

Planting spring-blooming bulbs can be as easy as tossing them into a shallow hole, throwing some soil over them and walking away. And it can… Read more

Lasting spring bulbs

Siberica (Photo from GardenImport.com)

I have unreasonable expectations about spring bulbs: I want to plant them just once and have them return every spring, forever. That’s a bit of… Read more

Planning for spring bulbs

Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) (Photo from GardenImport.com)

It’s time to think about ordering spring bulbs this fall. No, I’m not rushing things. Making bulb plans now, with the garden standing fully at… Read more

Autumn-blooming perennials

Yellow rudbeckia, a tall beauty. (Photo by Brendan Zwelling)

The weeks from the end of summer to the first frost are a rich season for late-blooming perennials. I don’t have nearly enough of these… Read more