The National Garden Bureau designates a specific plant to celebrate each year. The goal is to promote awareness, education and appreciation for that particular plant — and this year, one of the ...

Purchase high-quality spring bulbs of tulips, hyacinths, crocus, daffodils or grape hyacinths and others by late November and ...

With flowering times from late December through to spring, Amaryllis bulbs are guaranteed to add a dash of glamour and hope ...

When stores start to fill the shelves with pumpkin spice everything, from Twinkies to Cheerios and marshmallows, it can only mean one thing — amaryllis season. Amaryllis, that year-end holiday season ...

A popular stocking stuffer at Christmas time is the prepackaged amaryllis bulbs you see in many stores. The box provides the bulb, soil and pot and all you have to do is plant it and wait six weeks or ...

It’s a plant that promises big blooms before the leaves even sprout. Here are a few tips to keep them healthy and blooming year after year. Amaryllis bulbs bring the largest flowers of the Christmas ...

Once the flowers have faded, cut the flower stalks back to about 1-2 inches above the bulb. Be careful not to remove the leaves as they are essential for photosynthesis and bulb replenishment. Keep ...

Easter has lilies. Thanksgiving has gourds. Christmas has poinsettias. And Valentine’s Day should have amaryllis. For the uninitiated, amaryllises are big bulbs that can produce among the biggest and ...

I did a little holiday shopping this week. I was feeling quite proud of myself for the early start until a friend sent a ...