The holiday season is nearly upon us and I'm already searching for inspiration to decorate my home. I particularly love bringing the outdoors in during the festive months, making eye-catching floral ...

Forcing bulbs brings the beauty of spring flowers inside your home during the cold winter months. Forcing bulbs indoors allows you to enjoy colorful flowers during the winter months, brightening up ...

Last week I wrote that I’d go over the process of bulb forcing. So, here goes! The definition of “forcing” a bulb is to get it to grow and bloom at a time when it usually wouldn’t. You’ve all seen ...

Winter days can be gloomy, but you can brighten your home by adding vibrant, blooming plants like daffodils, amaryllis and hyacinths. One way to enjoy these flowers out of season is by forcing bulbs — ...

If the wait for bulbs to bloom in spring seems excruciatingly long, you can pot some up now and enjoy a floriferous winter indoors. Gardeners are constantly gaming the system, using fertilizers to ...

Hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis) can actually be replanted outside after forcing, and with their dense flower spikes and strong fragrance, they are one of my favorite flowers for an indoor hint of ...

The holidays have a funny way of turning even the most casual plant owner into a full-blown indoor gardener. Suddenly, everyone wants flowers exploding out of pots just in time for December ...

Winter can feel like it drags on forever, but your home doesn’t have to be a dreary, gray waiting room until spring. Imagine walking past a vibrant burst of color, the air scented with delicate floral ...

Question: I’m forcing an amaryllis bulb into bloom. How long will it take it to flower as I want to give it as a gift? Answer: Allow at least six weeks from planting your bulb to grow a bud opening ...

During the dreary days of winter, we often long for the colors of spring. With a little planning, we can bring those spring colors indoors by forcing flowering bulbs to bloom indoors during the colder ...