A few years ago, my daughter procured a bunch of Stargazer lilies at a flower shop. The scintillating beauty of these flowers is appropriately complemented by their exceptional fragrance. Gosh, I ...

* What it is: Tuberose is a frost-tender small bulb (technically a rhizome) that blooms for a few weeks in August and September with some of the most fragrant flowers of any plant. Flowers are white ...

Autumn, when trees take on sunset colors and nights are growing cold, is the time to invest in next spring by planting flower bulbs. “They’ll pay you back by blooming in April and May,” said Spencer ...

M.B.: Tuberose (Polyanthes tuberosa) have a heady, powerful scent, but these heat-lovers hate our cool spring weather. Best to plant the bulbs indoors in pots and not set them outside until June.

Fall officially begins in less than a week, welcoming in cooler temperatures across Michigan and heralding the end of the growing season. Fall is when gardeners need to prepare for spring, though, by ...