Learn how to plant, care for, and force the bulbs of your paperwhites. They're great gifts for the holidays or all year long.

This seems like a good time of the year to write about the genus Narcissus, since they’re some of the very earliest-flowering bulbs. The genus Narcissus includes daffodils, jonquils, and, of course, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Bulbs are the antithesis of an instant garden. But I am patient, willing ...

Retired ‘Iolani School teacher Cyrus Won uses a special carving knife, tweezers and manicure tools to carve narcissus bulbs, which can be found at Chinatown shops. “We’d meet one evening for four ...

All spring-blooming bulbs, such as hyacinths and crocus, grow well in containers. Photo provided by OSU. (Gertrude K./Flickr) Paperwhite narcissus bulbs, because of their fragrance, are popular to ...

Gardening often is an exercise in thinking ahead. Being able to enjoy flowers, foliage and food from the garden depends on whether you ticked off the requisite list of to-dos in previous seasons. That ...

Q. For many years I bought narcissus bulbs at local nurseries, put them in a bulb vase filled with water and watched them grow. Some years I would do 10 or more as gifts. Now they don’t grow — they ...

During what we fervently hope will be a long rainy winter, cabin fever may make us long for some signs of new plant life and color in or near our homes. This can be achieved with potted flowering ...

Q-I am feeling desperate about my amaryllis. There is a grayish white insect at the base of the leaves and between, especially the newest growth. It resembles common mealybug but seems pointier at the ...

Indoors growing time-lapse of a narcissus from a bulb to paperwhites blooming. A paperwhite narcissus bulb was placed in a tall glass vase filled with water. The bulb quickly developed roots along ...