To propagate amaryllis by seed, harvest the seedpods soon after they turn yellow and begin to break open. Dry the seed pods a ...

This week’s work in our garden includes digging up and preparing gladiolus bulbs for winter storage. Gladiolus, or glads for short, cannot survive in the ground though the winter in our area. Even ...

FOR more than two hundred years the bulbs grown in Great Britain have been imported, chiefly from the Netherlands. Commercial flower production, however, has expanded so rapidly in recent years that ...

Addison Nicolai’s fifth grade science project dovetailed with her blooming business—growing gladiolus for the Pietsch Gardens stand at the Mankato Farmers’ Market. Curious about yields, she devised an ...

Gladiolus flowers are impossible not to spot in the garden. With their majestic spikes of eye-catching flowers, they’re a striking accent plant. They have a clumping form, with long, dramatic ...

When you hear “bulbs” you might think of springtime plants – tulips, daffodils, iris, and others. But did you know there are plenty of summer-flowering bulbs that you can plant in the spring? These ...

Our guide on when to plant summer bulbs is a must-read for a show-stopping display. While those long, hazy days are still a while off, now's the time to prepare, especially if you want to make an ...

So far, we’ve covered the history of The News-Press, the formation of Lee County, the storied history of the Lee County Courthouse, Southwest Florida’s largest city, Cape Coral, and the county seat ...

It is desirable to treat gladioli with a pink (0,3%) solution of potassium permanganate for prevention, bulbs. To do this, keep the bulbs in the solution for half an hour. After that, dry them well.

According to data from Bigger Garden, 55% of American households do some kind of gardening. A large portion of this green-thumbed population includes people with access to front and back yards, but if ...