* What it is: Despite being a U.S. native species, the spring-flowering bulb family of Camassia is seldom planted in home gardens. These produce foot-tall spikes of blue star-shaped flowers that open ...

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 ...

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, ...

Picture your neighborhood in April, when your heart is lifted by bright blue squill, white snowdrops and yellow daffodils. Aren’t there spots in your yard just begging for that bloom? “If you want to ...

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 ...

In late summer bulbs of daffodils and tulips start appearing in garden stores. Everyone enjoys the lovely display they make in spring. But did you know that there are native spring-blooming bulbs that ...