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With their impossibly ruffled, rose-like petals, ranunculus have become one of the most sought-after cut flowers for home gardens —…

Bearded iris break most of the rules you’d expect from a “bulb” guide — they’re not planted in fall like…

Peonies are a decades-long investment — a well-placed plant can outlive the gardener who planted it. That makes when to…

Unlike most bulbs, true lilies (Lilium species — Asiatic, Oriental, and Trumpet types) give you two planting windows instead of…

Gladiolus, or “glads,” produce some of the tallest, most dramatic flower spikes of any summer bulb — but a single…

Dahlias reward patient timing with one of the longest bloom seasons of any garden flower — often from midsummer straight…

Nothing signals the end of winter quite like the first crocus poking through late snow. Because crocuses bloom so early…

Hyacinths deliver more perfume per square foot than almost any other spring bulb, but getting that fragrant payoff depends on…

Few flowers reward so little effort as daffodils. Get the timing right once and they’ll multiply and return for decades…

If you want a front yard full of color next April, the question of when to plant tulip bulbs matters…