JACQUELINE VAN DER KLOET has a magical touch when it comes to integrating bulbs with garden plantings. Maybe it’s because the internationally renowned designer is Dutch, or maybe it’s because she ...

Perennials are truly the star of the garden—they come back every spring, attract essential pollinators, and typically require little maintenance. These herbaceous plants die in the fall and return ...

Dividing herbaceous perennials in the fall is an easy way to create new plants for your garden. A herbaceous perennial overwinters as a fleshy underground mass that can be cut into smaller pieces to ...

Tulips, daffodils, dahlias and tall poppies on graceful thin stems, and who doesn’t love the extraordinary beauty of flowers grown from bulbs? I love investing in my garden’s future, which is why each ...

Here’s something Southeast Texas gardeners can look forward to. Plant bulbs — some now, others in January — for a cheerful spring garden. Perennial bulbs, including many daffodils and leucojums, will ...

Here’s something Houston gardeners can look forward to. Plant bulbs — some now, others in January — for a cheerful spring garden. Perennial bulbs, including many daffodils and leucojums, will bloom ...

Mulching is key to protecting most perennials over winter, and the coneflower is no exception. Adding three inches of organic mulch, such as fallen leaves, straw, or bark, to the soil will insulate ...

We gardeners may be cockeyed optimists by nature, but we’re pragmatic by experience. Instant gratification is not something we expect from our gardens. We accept the months of anticipation, the aching ...

Angelina County Master Gardeners will hold their Fall Plant Sale Saturday, Sept. 27, in the Angelina County Farmers’ Market, 2107 S. Medford Drive, Lufkin. Gates will open at 8 a.m., and the sale ...