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

Amaryllis grow and bloom best with at least four hours of sunshine per day. Too much shade may prevent them from blooming again the following year. Let them soak up the light, even after blooming, to ...

It’s time to pot up those huge amaryllis bulbs. If you purchased a new one this year, it may have come with a pot and filler, if not, get a pot with good drainage — about an inch or so wider than the ...

Learn how to care for amaryllis to enjoy their big, beautiful flowers for the holidays, and what to do with them afterwards. Andre Baranowski Huge, colorful flowers on tall stalks make amaryllis a ...

A: The Norfolk Island pine is a popular houseplant, and many people use it as a living Christmas tree. The Norfolk Island pine thrives indoors when given good, consistent care. Place the Norfolk ...

Gift options range from tiny poinsettias for around $5 to impressive hanging poinsettia baskets and gigantic poinsettia trees.

If you can work the soil in January, then you can plant potatoes. They require well-draining, loose soil, lots of sunlight, ...

When anyone gives me directions and follows with the phrase “You can’t miss it,” my heart sinks, because if anyone can miss it, I will. The same goes with “no fail fudge.” Naturally then, years ago I ...

Amaryllis plants (Hippeastrum) are among the most beautiful winter flowers to brighten your home. Typically available during the holiday season, these striking blooms can reach heights of over a foot ...

A: I love amaryllis bulbs and the resulting exotic, trumpet-shaped flowers they produce. Each year I send them as gifts to out-of-town family and friends. I call them “the gift that keeps on giving” ...