This seems like a good time of the year to write about the genus Narcissus, since they’re some of the very earliest-flowering bulbs. The genus Narcissus includes daffodils, jonquils, and, of course, ...

Here are three narcissus that, like paper-whites, are great to force but unlike paper-whites have the added benefit of surviving our Pacific Northwest winters. Put them in the ground with some bulb ...

Though daffodils and narcissus are the flies’ most common targets, they will lay eggs also beside amaryllis, hyacinths, ...

Do you know the difference between a bulb, rhizome and tuber? “Sunset Western Garden Book” explains that there are five types ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Bulbs are the antithesis of an instant garden. But I am patient, willing ...

Poinsettias can take bright sun and heat, but not freezing temperatures. Since Northeast Florida doesn’t see many prolonged freezes and gets its share of sun and heat, they can be right at home in ...

Gardening often is an exercise in thinking ahead. Being able to enjoy flowers, foliage and food from the garden depends on whether you ticked off the requisite list of to-dos in previous seasons. That ...

Bulbs are the antithesis of an instant landscape, yet many gardeners will wait months for brown, desiccated nubbins to flaunt their foliage, raise their buds to the sun and finally burst into bloom.

The new research reveals that tulip and narcissus bulbs, imported into Ireland from the Netherlands, are probable vehicles for the spread of a drug-resistant fungus. The fungus is potentially harmful ...