Hyacinth bulbs are easy to grow in a garden and also one of the easiest flowers to force into bloom indoors in winter.

Summer brings longer days and higher expectations in the garden, yet common tasks often create extra work. Readers of The ...

Showy irises are standouts in any flower garden, whether you use them as a border or as the star of the show. The distinct shape and petal arrangement make these flowers easy to identify, even though ...

Get ready now for early spring color. If you thought autumn is the time to stop gardening, think again. It's bulb-planting time! The later part of September and into October is the time to start ...

For the fastest way to join Tom's Guide Club enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all the latest news.

There is an addiction – bordering on an obsession – that involves scrolling through our cell phones as one outrageous vignette after the next appears on the screen. The surprises are endlessly ...

We tuck them in the ground in the fall with hopes of watching them emerge and burst into joyful color in the spring. Sadly, our hopes are often dashed by hungry little rodents who can’t resist the ...

For the fastest way to join Tom's Guide Club enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all the latest news.

Plant a few bulbs in your home now and this winter you can enjoy a dramatic, large red amaryllis or a group of dainty, fragrant paperwhites. And you don’t have to wait too long for flowers. Some of ...

Fall is a crucial time for gardeners. Other tried-and-true, cool weather annuals for you to replace your tired summer flowers in either beds or containers—pansies, violas, dianthus, sweet alyssum, and ...

Now through early November is prime time in our climate to plant tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and other spring-flowering bulbs. These bulbs need to go in the ground in fall because they first need to ...