Squirrels don't eat daffodil bulbs because they contain lycorine and other alkaloids which are unpleasant and harmful to ...

Looking to brighten up your garden? Winter flowering plants will bring a touch of colour to dark winter days, and are ideal for beds, borders and containers. If you're looking for beautiful plants ...

A new garden book tells all about bulbs, which buried in the fall will magically show up as a colorful plant in the spring.

My heart sang a couple of weeks ago when my patch of white snowdrops appeared at the edge of a snow bank. A week later, my winter aconite with its bright yellow flowers found their way out of the ...

As garden catalogs fill your mailbox, it is hard not to get excited about spring-blooming bulbs. From classic tulips and daffodils to exotic-looking fritillaria, there are hundreds of bulbs to choose ...

In mid-March, a friend showed me some pictures of her honey bees coming back to the hive with full loads of yellow pollen tucked along their legs. My friend lives near the Spokane River and the bees ...

Continue mowing lawns until growth stops. Lower mower cutting height by ½ inch with each successive mowing at this time until ...

YOUR SCREEN. IT MAY SEEM A LITTLE COUNTERINTUITIVE, BUT NOW IS ACTUALLY THE PERFECT TIME TO GET OUT IN THE YARD AND DO SOME PLANTING. EXPERTS SAY COLDER MONTHS ARE AN IDEAL TIME TO PLANT TREES IN THE ...

Plant flower bulbs at least six to eight weeks before your region's average first frost date, which is as early as August in colder growing zones. You'll have best results by choosing a planting site ...