Dear Roger: I have a Carolina lily that I bought about five years ago in Ashe County. It was 8-10 inches tall and had never bloomed. About three years ago it had its first bloom and has had multiple ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. You may be more familiar with the Hippeastrum genus ...

A lily bulb produces new green growth as the weather warms in the spring and depending on the variety and hardiness zone, blooms emerge in late spring or summer. Once the plant has bloomed, the ...

Once you’ve planted lilies, the bulbs will continually grow and flower for many years. However, like any plant, lilies can only be planted at specific times and the different types require different ...

It is important to plant bulbs at the proper depth. Here in the south, smaller bulbs (anemone, ranunculus, grape hyacinth) ...

"Gardeners can divide and install a wide range of plants during the fall months, taking advantage of seasonal rains to ...

In the world of lilies, there is nothing more spectacular than the growing number of stunning oriental X trumpet hybrid lilies, commonly known as orienpets. Marketed as "lily trees" by many garden ...

I think it’s safe to say that the most overlooked group of plants in our region are the summer-blooming bulbs. Everyone is familiar with the “big six”: begonias, callas, camas, dahlias, gladioluses ...

Mid-July typically is when flower gardens hit their stride. Perennials are in bud or blossom, and annuals continue to thrive. It’s a kaleidoscope of color to be sure, assuming fungal disease and ...

It’s the time of year when white Easter lilies can be found almost everywhere. Their trumpet-shape, pure white blooms always look so elegant and they can fill a room with their sweet scent. The Easter ...

It’s interesting how particular plants become associated with certain holidays and seasons. For Christmas there is the poinsettia, and chrysanthemums are the symbol of fall. The Easter lily, of course ...