Squirrels can cause a lot of damage in the garden by eating plants - but as it turns out, there are a few plants that ...

After a long winter we get all pumped up when we see the spring bulbs popping out of the ground. Some of us might even be motivated to do a little spring jig in the middle of our yard since our ...

Some plants that can upset your dog's stomach include holly, ivy and mistletoe. Although they are considered low toxicity, they can still cause irritation trough their shape and texture. Seeds and ...

According to Angalena Malavenda, head of operations at Palmstreet, the foliage of scented geraniums gives a creative gardener a fun scent palette to work with, including lemon, rose, peppermint, pine, ...

Like most flowering bulbs, a hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) bulb begins as an off-shoot bulblet from a mother plant. As the bulb matures, it stores carbohydrates to produce foliage and a flower ...

Take care that annuals or later-growing perennials don't shade out your hyacinths before they're done for the year. 3. Let the bulbs chill out. This is the easy part. Most spring-flowering bulbs ...

You don't want to submerge the bulb directly in water because it could rot and kill the plant, so make sure just the roots are submerged when you give your hyacinth a drink. Despite the cold chill ...

Gardeners have a fairly wide window of time to plant bulbs, from late fall to early winter. Daffodils. Tulips. Hyacinths. Spring bulbs are nothing short of magic in the garden. We sit in our ...

and the best way to ramp them up would be to plant bulbs now. We’re all familiar with tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, the popular, colourful -- and omnipresent – harbingers of spring.

As the summer garden winds down, it’s time to think about spring flowers, and the best way to ramp them up would be to plant bulbs now. We’re all familiar with tulips, daffodils and hyacinths ...