When you’re choosing bulbs for spring bloom and you plan to plant them anywhere near trees, smaller is better. That’s the bulb size, not the plant size, said Samantha Peckham, horticulturist at The ...

The approach of autumn makes it time to think about which bulbs to plant for spring bloom. That’s because spring-blooming bulbs are planted in the fall. In order to flower, they must go through a ...

The award winning “From Bulbs to Blooms” sale is back this year, just in a different format. Due to the pandemic, the Smith County Master Gardeners is hosting a virtual event with online shopping and ...

Winter aconite is a welcome harbinger of spring. Small bulbs are relatively inexpensive, so you can plant lavishly. Tiny bulbs like crocuses and Siberian squill are perfect for planting under trees ...

All of October and into early November is the ideal time to plant spring bulbs (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, etc.) in central Pennsylvania. This timing allows the new bulbs to put down roots while ...

You won’t develop any better soil than when you’re regularly adding compost to it. You could buy bagged or bulk compost, but the best stuff at the best price (i.e. free) is homemade compost. Compost ...

My, what warm weather we have been having lately. Although humans can tolerate the large swings in temperature from week to week, the performance of our landscape plants can suffer from such ...

This summer, it seems there has been more crabgrass than usual in lawns, even in more established areas of lawns. This annual weedy grass seeds readily in the fall and colonizes bare areas in the lawn ...