Lilies are my favorite flowers. Big, colorful and often fragrant, they are the highlights of my midsummer garden. While they are relatively easy to grow, I'm sharing my care tips learned over more ...
Thinking about planting tiger lily bulbs? You’re at the right place. I have several types of lilies in my garden. They’re an obvious choice for me because they grow well in my climate. But the one ...
The large, showy blooms of lilies add colorful elegance to the summer landscape. While many plants are called "lilies," plants such as daylily, calla lily, surprise lily or water lily are not true ...
Garden lilies can liven up a summer landscape. What’s more, these colorful aristocrats are rather easily grown, when we understand them. Let’s review their basics. In this article, I refer to Lilium, ...
Question: I just bought some gladiolus, dahlia, lily and begonia bulbs. Can I plant these outside now or should I wait until May? Answer: You can safely plant gladiolus and lily bulbs now, but you ...
African Queen, one of the entries at the Garden Club of Virginia's 70th Annual Lily Show in Burke, Va., June 21, 2012. (Adrian Higgins/ADRIAN HIGGINS) Lilies grow from plump bulbs made up of soft ...
Bulbs bursting with color are one of the best ways to light up an outdoor space, long before most perennials, trees and shrubs have begun to grow. Planting spring bulbs should result in a gorgeous ...
Calla lilies usually flower in summer, but you can brighten up your winter home by forcing them to bloom out of season, which is actually easier than it sounds.
There is an addiction – bordering on an obsession – that involves scrolling through our cell phones as one outrageous vignette after the next appears on the screen. The surprises are endlessly ...
It's good to plan ahead for spring by planting bulbs early, but what if the bulbs start growing in fall? Get answers.