Animals like squirrels, chipmunks, and deer often thwart gardeners' efforts by digging up or eating flowering bulbs. To deter digging pests, gardeners can use chicken wire, plant more bulbs than ...

If you’re planning to grow spring flowers like tulips, daffodils, alliums, snowdrops, and hyacinths, the fall months are when you have to plant them. These flowers require exposure to cool winter ...

Nearly 650,000 tulip bulbs shipped from the Netherlands to Holland are inspected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) for pests and diseases before planting. MDARD ...

If you've never planted tulip bulbs before, the process might seem a bit intimidating, but the fact is that tulips are easy to plant and grow, even in pots. That's why they rank among the most popular ...

While it’s nearing the end of the line this time of year for most of the landscape, there’s one group of plants when it’s prime time to start them – spring-flowering bulbs. Led by tulips, daffodils, ...

MOUNT VERNON — Participants gathered under sunny skies on Saturday to dig up leftover tulip bulbs from the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Tulip Valley Farms hosts Dig Day each year for visitors to mine ...