Bulbs Planting Month October: Time to Get Dirty
The greatest advance has occurred in developing new and different tulip bulbs. A most brilliant contribution has been the increasingly popular species tulips, which bloom early in the spring and
Flowering
A Christmas Miracle: Blooming Amaryllis
It’s truly a sight to behold when that aristocrat of bulbs, the amaryllis, produces its regal bloom in time to celebrate the festive Christmas season. You can grow Christmas-blooming Dutch
Golden Blooms: Plant Daffodowndillies!
Tazettas, Rugulosus, Butter and Eggs, Pheasant’s Eye, Hoop Petticoat, and little Sweet Jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla simplex) grow in all old southern gardens along with Snowflakes. These I have always known
Lilies: A Seasonal Celebration
One of the most valuable features of garden lilies is their ability to give a continuous sequence of bloom from late May or early June until autumn frosts. With a
Discover China’s Blossoming Lilies
During the fall and winter of 1947-48, the distinguished explorer, Dr. Joseph F. Rock, sent us from southwestern Yunnan bulbs and seeds of various lilies he had collected. Some of
Awaken Curiosity with the Mystery Lily (Lycoris)
I have had great success with a bulbous plant that flowers in August and should be better known and more widely planted in our home gardens. Lycoris Squamigera It is
Holiday Delight: Homegrown Hyacinths for Christmas
“That was the nicest Christmas present you could have given us,” our next-door neighbor said six weeks after December 25. “Our hyacinth is open now, and it is exquisite! We’ve
Choosing Between Dictamnus and Platycodon
In our enthusiasm for “something new,” for the “rare and unusual,” for “an improvement through hybridizing,” there seems to be a tendency to overlook some of the old-time garden favorites
White Amaryllis Belladonna – 300-Year-Old Garden Mystery
It is a pleasure to offer the accompanying photograph as the first ever published of a rare and beautiful American bulb, the white variety of the American Belladonna, now known
Celebrating Spring with Its Earliest Blooms
I’ve been told by gardeners more times than I can count that they find their greatest gardening joy in the early spring flowers. But they’re usually talking about daffodils and