A tulip tree grows fast in the right conditions, and it attracts birds, butterflies, and more. Learn how to grow tulip trees.

When the tulips bloom, you know that spring has finally come. To achieve this wondrous sight, though, you also have to plant ...

If you don't get your bulbs planted soon and the soil freezes, you can pot them up. This is called forcing, although not much ...

From fruit trees to flowering bulbs, here's exactly what to plant in October for a beautiful and bountiful garden all year.

Planting coneflowers in November gives them time to set roots before spring. "If you're lucky enough to plant this perennial ...

If you are a seed saver, you are likely wondering about those seeds in your winter stash. Unless you know the varieties you ...

On Saturday, landlord David Giljohann gathered tenants from his properties and other permanent Evanston residents, as he has ...

All plants go through periods of dormancy. Learn how to tell if your plants are going dormant, dying, or dead.

To get a 5% solution using a 40% distilled spirit (gin, vodka, whiskey, rum, tequila — do not use beer or wine), you add one ...

Our November days are growing shorter, and if your preparation for the coming months in your garden and yard hasn’t already ...

Iris reticulata (or dwarf irises) are also some of the earliest flowers to open up in Spring - as early as February - and are ...

Purchase high-quality spring bulbs of tulips, hyacinths, crocus, daffodils or grape hyacinths and others by late November and ...