With Easter on the horizon, borders, pots and woodland edges fill with cheerful colour – from bright golden daffodils to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Hyacinths are an old-fashioned springtime favorite with brightly-colored spikes of flowers and an intense ...

Q: I have some problems with bulbs doing well after the first year - mostly tulips and hyacinths. They are planted in sunny areas and I usually cut them back after the foliage turns brown. I treat ...

Every fall, I enjoy the ritual of buying and planting hyacinth bulbs to force into bloom in the middle of January. With hardly any effort, I can have hyacinths blooming in late January indoors! I also ...

Hyacinths may look like they belong in a formal garden, but these fragrant spring bulbs are surprisingly easy to grow at home. Few flowers signal the arrival of spring quite as clearly, with their ...

Q: I received two plants for Easter - hyacinths and a hydrangea. How should I treat these plants indoors and when can I plant them outside? I'm not sure the hydrangea is suited to be planted outside.

I’m crazy about flowers that grow from bulbs. Spring without purple crocus, red tulips or yellow daffodils is unthinkable. But there is a world of bulbs to discover out there. The most vibrantly ...

Q. What is the secret to growing hyacinths? When I plant them outside, they rarely return. When I buy them potted up in early spring, they bloom and then fade within a week. –Barbara Bachman, Highland ...

Q: I have a lot of grape hyacinths naturalizing in my front lawn. I was careful not to mow them, but it's been a few mowings now, and my front lawn looks stupid with a dozen tall clumps of grass with ...