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 ...

Seeing some green poking through the snow or cold, winter ground is one of the most visible signs of spring. But seeing how we’re not even a month into winter, it’ll take some time before that happens ...

If you want to enjoy the vibrant colors and fragrances of flowers indoors while it's bleak and chilly outside, consider forcing bulbs. Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses, and other ...

I love the winter, but by March I am ready for spring. I usually have some snowdrops blooming in March on a south-facing hillside, but they are subtle, not bodacious blooms. So, I plant lots of bulbs ...

This undated photo shows forced daffodil bulbs in New York. Forcing a spring bulb to blossom out of season is easy, but requires a few preparatory steps. (Lee Reich via AP) Daffodils sitting on a ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- For gardeners in the ArkLaTex, winter may as well be here. With a few nights below freezing happening already, you may have some die-off come spring if you didn't take measures to ...

The technique used to coax bulbs into early bloom indoors is sometimes called "forcing." The easiest bulbs to force are crocus, hyacinths, muscari and mini-daffodils. Tulips and standard daffodils ...

by Story and Photos JANET B. CARSON Special to the Democrat-Gazette Once bulbs have been forced to bloom prematurely, they aren't likely to bloom well the next season and so can be recycled via the ...

Daffodils or amaryllis sitting on a windowsill brighten the midwinter scene. Bulbs “forced” for early bloom take planning that should start now. Choose plump, fresh-looking bulbs from those now on ...

What a spectacular fall we had this year. During these difficult and uncertain times, we were blessed with warm, sunny days and the trees showed us a magnificent display of color this year. But as ...

Daffodils sitting on a windowsill against a backdrop of white snow make a fragrant and pretty midwinter scene. This picture, with bulbs "forced" for early bloom, takes planning that should start now.

Daffodils sitting on a windowsill against a backdrop of white snow make a fragrant and pretty midwinter scene. This picture, with bulbs “forced” for early bloom, takes planning that should start now.