Key Points Wood ash can be used as a fertilizer for spring bulbs if your soil is not too alkaline.Integrate wood ash by raking it into soil in winter, giving plenty of time for the salt in it to break ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plant flowering spring bulbs in late fall and even in the winter for a gorgeous spring garden. A few helpful gardening hacks will ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As we enter the fall season, gardeners consider planting selected bulbs for enjoyment as they bloom in the spring. This column opens with a brief overview of ...

Planting bulbs in the fall is one of the easiest and most rewarding ways to ensure a vibrant, colorful garden in the early spring. Spring-flowering bulbs like tulips, daffodils, crocuses, and ...

Summer may be coming to an end and the autumnal weather is getting underway, but that doesn't mean that we can't think ahead to spring. Gardens often require careful planning that can be put into ...

One of the most pleasurable activities in a fall garden is planting spring-flowering bulbs. Spring-flowering bulbs add color to a late winter and spring garden, and the right kinds of bulbs will ...

The recent boom in native-plant interest focuses mainly on trees, shrubs, grasses, and perennial flowers – by far the main workhorse plants of Pennsylvania landscapes. But even with the diversity ...

Pennsylvania’s climate is perfect for growing spring-blooming bulbs. We have plenty of winter cold for favorites such as tulips and daffodils to get their needed “chill” time, then we usually have a ...

Spring blooming bulbs wake up our gardens with a mixture of cheerful colors. But then the spring bulbs complete their bloom cycle and the bright blooms senesce (sen-ESS), shrivel and turn brown, ...

If you missed the fall planting window, there's still hope for your tulips.