The Deceptive Simplicity of the Autumn Bulb Hole Autumn bulb planting looks wonderfully straightforward. Choose a sunny position, open a hole, place the tulip bulb with its pointed crown upward, cover it with soil, and wait for spring. When the ground is light and freely draining, that routine usually worksRead More

Embracing the Golden Decline in the Spring Border There is a brief, awkward interval in every tulip border when the flowers have finished their display but the leaves remain green, floppy, and increasingly untidy. The crisp color of spring has gone, yet the foliage is not ready to leave. ThisRead More