Outside of Holland’s Keukenhof Gardens, one of the best displays of tulips, daffodils, and other flowering spring plants is at the 125-acre Sterling Forest Gardens near Tuxedo, N. Y. More than a million blooms here may be seen in a setting that includes 30 square miles of lakes and natural forests. Only 40 miles from … Read more
Spring is a good time to give a little extra effort to your lawn work. The dividends will be a better lawn and less need for weed control and other lawn chores during the hot summer. Kentucky bluegrass, our most common lawn grass, and most other lawn grasses used in temperate regions respond best to … Read more
Yellow is the key color of spring in our gardens, with lavender running a close second. And what lovely effects can be achieved by combining them to bring out, by contrast, their varying tones! Forsythias And Daffodils In Cold Winter Nothing is more heart-lifting after a long cold winter than the forsythias and daffodils as … Read more
The English poet, A. E. Housman, reckoned his life span by the number of Springs in which he could see the wild cherry bloom along the woodlands. In America, by such reckoning, he might have counted himself immortal. But how many Springs a year might he have estimated? Somewhere, you may find Spring every day … Read more
The flowers that bloom in the spring, like golden daffodils and grape-hyacinths won’t bloom in the spring if the bulbs are not planted in the fall. Below are some Spring Flowering Bulbs along with bloom time info, planting tips and suggestions. Crocus Blooming Time: Early spring Height: 4″-6” inches Depth and Distance Apart: 3″ deep; 3″ … Read more