Question: Last fall, I planted about two dozen iris corms. I followed the directions explicitly. All the plants appear to be healthy, growing green and straight but no blooms! I was advised that they ...

November is the perfect time to plant bulbs for spring flowers. This year, though, instead of planning to tiptoe through the tulips in April, why not go native and traipse through the Triteleia, ...

* What it is: Native to Africa, montbretia/crocosmia is a July- and August-blooming iris-family perennial flower with red, orange, or bright-gold tubular flowers and strappy leaves. Shoots emerge from ...

There is something sneakily special about bulbs and corms. Invariably, they surprise and delight when they decide, and in their own good time, to burst into life and start blooming. (If any of the ...

The arboretum’s plant sales are a lot like the preserve’s signature oaks — growing taller and sturdier by the year. Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum started with iris corms in 1973, digging them up ...

One of the most pleasurable activities in a fall garden is planting spring-flowering bulbs. Spring-flowering bulbs add color to a late winter and spring garden, and the right kinds of bulbs will ...