Seeing spring flowering bulbs nudge through the snow means that winter’s hold is on its way out. It also signals that the new outdoor gardening season has arrived. But that’s next year — several ...

Invariably, around this time, I'm asked why tulips in the ground for two years look shabby when they were so charming and colorful the spring before, why they weren't naturalizing and blossoming like ...

Q: In February, I bought a beautiful group of tulips in a glass container that has little "pockets" for each bulb to grow in water indoors. They did fantastic. Now the leaves have yellowed and are ...