Just in time for bulb-planting season, “Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden” (Timber Press, 2024) is at hand. It is written by Jacqueline van der Kloet who has designed bulb gardens all over the world ...

So, this year’s bulb garden didn’t exactly turn out like the Pinterest board, did it? Maybe the tulips bloomed two weeks too early, the daffodils looked like they’d seen better days, or your crocuses ...

In Chicago, where I grew up, tulips were pretty much the only thing that kept us going through the winter. You can survive snow, and you can survive ice, and you can even survive the razor winds that ...

In 1985, Rich Santoro became fascinated watching his sister-in-law (and neighbor) planting bulbs in her garden. Santoro, who works with concrete in his professional life, didn’t do much gardening and ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. You may be more familiar with the Hippeastrum genus ...

Ever notice how beautifully stunning a blooming bulb garden looks as a focal centerpiece on a table? The perky blooming bulbs peek at you in cheery, fresh colors saying, “look at me!” After a long ...