ONE OF the special treats of high summer in California is the delicious anticipation of fall planting. It’s only August, but you already can sense how close we are to shorter days and cooler weather.

I love a good bulb. Rummaging among the seasonal bulbs for sale at the nursery is an exercise in fantasy. It’s not like a green plant that you just take home and, well, plant. How pedestrian. A bulb ...

Native plants are receiving well-deserved attention these days, as we seek harmony with our specific environs. It may surprise some to know that there are a handful of bulbs that fit within the broad ...

DESCRIPTION: This shy, perennial herb grows to be anywhere from eight to 16 inches tall and is visible aboveground only in the spring of good rainfall years. For most of the year, the plant is ...

Question: I’ve always grown tulips, freesia, and daffodils. Are there bulbs native to California I can also grow in my yard? What are some benefits and tips for growing them? Answer: Native bulbs are ...

Dear Helen: When is the best time to dig bulbs that need to be divided, and how are they kept for planting in autumn? I have snowdrops, Erythronium, daffodils and Brodiaea. M.B. Dear M.B.: Erythronium ...

In late summer bulbs of daffodils and tulips start appearing in garden stores. Everyone enjoys the lovely display they make in spring. But did you know that there are native spring-blooming bulbs that ...

Fall days are busy. The heat has departed and the sun’s power diminishes with the declining day length. It is a pleasure to spend time outside, still in relative comfort, dreaming about ideas for the ...

CORVALLIS – In fall, gardeners settle bulbs under a blanket of soil and wait for spring to watch them flaunt their beauty. “It’s easy to create a stunning display that bursts into bloom in the spring ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - In fall, gardeners settle bulbs under a blanket of soil and wait for spring to watch them flaunt their beauty. "It's easy to create a stunning display that bursts into bloom in the ...