Canna lilies, more commonly known as simply cannas, provide a lot of bang for the buck in any flower garden. Some varieties are grown for their flowers, others for their showy foliage. The main ...

For an early spring indoor surprise, consider planting some bulbs in a few pots. Sink the pots in the garden for 10-15 weeks, ...

You may think the tall strong canna stems are reminiscent of a ginger lily — and are often called canna lilies — but they actually do not belong to the lily family at all. Canna lilies can reach 8 to ...

Cannas, sometimes called canna lily, are tender tropical plants that are generally planted as bulbs (tubers) in the early summer after the soil warms up. Many gardeners dig up and save their canna ...

Spring bulbs should go into their gardens now, to remain dormant through cool winter weather, and then for early spring, ...

Q: I have numerous canna bulbs that I stored in peat moss over the winter. My wife and I are going away for two months this summer and I wondered if the bulbs would be OK if I did not plant them this ...

Basil is one of my favorite herbs to grow and use in cooking. I make a lot of pesto every year and freeze it to use during the winter and spring. I grow basil both in my garden and in pots on my patio ...

Dahlias -- here, the 'Amante' -- are easy to grow, but very frost-sensitive. and crocuses behind us and the daffodils and tulips coming on, it's worth noting that all of these spring favorites (and ...

Gardeners often think of bulbs as things we plant in the fall with the expectation of blooms early the following spring. Daffodils, tulips, hyacinth and crocus are especially beloved spring- flowering ...

Even if you got a bargain price on flowers and shrubs at the garden center, October is not the time to put some plants in the ground. Many won’t be able to grow strong roots before winter cold arrives ...

QUESTION: I was digging up my canna bulbs for winter storage and noticed a white substance around the roots of some of them. I was wondering if this is mold or fungus of some sort. If so, do I need to ...

It was in the early 1920s when John and Frances Horn of Carnegie, Oklahoma, received a gift from a relative in Arkansas. No one could have imagined that box contained the seeds of a future ...