Previous generations of gardeners knew that coaxing bulbs to bloom early was the easiest way to have fresh flowers in winter. Here’s how they did it. By Margaret Roach Before Page Dickey and Francis ...

Spring-flowering bulbs are relatively easy to force. Two bulbs, paperwhites and amaryllis, do not need much special treatment to do it. Most of the other spring-flowering bulbs need a cold treatment ...

November is the gloomiest month of all. It’s cold and raw, but usually without enough snow to cross country ski on. It rains nearly every day, or seems like it does. The garden is put to bed, or if ...

Last week I wrote that I’d go over the process of bulb forcing. So, here goes! The definition of “forcing” a bulb is to get it to grow and bloom at a time when it usually wouldn’t. You’ve all seen ...

If the wait for bulbs to bloom in spring seems excruciatingly long, you can pot some up now and enjoy a floriferous winter indoors. Gardeners are constantly gaming the system, using fertilizers to ...

One of the easiest, and most satisfying, gardening activities I do each year is to plant tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and crocus in containers each fall. I keep them in a place that is cold, but not ...

We are approaching the Persephone period, when daylight is less than 10 hours. This is the time when outdoor growth is dramatically halted, even if temperatures remain hight. Greek legend says that ...

Q: Recently I started reading an article at a checkout stand about forcing bulbs. I was fascinated, but then it was my turn, so I put the magazine back and went on my way. I haven’t been able to get ...

Q: I wanted to share photos about forcing spring bulbs in pots, which I’ve been doing here in western North Dakota for about 30 years. I usually have some hyacinths blooming for Christmas, with more ...

Fall finds garden centers hawking bulbs for tulips, daffodils and other spring bloomers. You can plant these outdoors before cold weather comes, or bring them inside and engage in a little trickery ...