However, we do not need to dig and store canna rhizomes over the winter down here, so this is needless work. Up North, ...

Dear Roger: I have a Carolina lily that I bought about five years ago in Ashe County. It was 8-10 inches tall and had never bloomed. About three years ago it had its first bloom and has had multiple ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. You may be more familiar with the Hippeastrum genus ...

In the world of lilies, there is nothing more spectacular than the growing number of stunning oriental X trumpet hybrid lilies, commonly known as orienpets. Marketed as "lily trees" by many garden ...

Most of us have a "bucket list" of adventures we'd like to experience before we "kick the bucket." And most gardeners have a "watering can list" of plants they hope to try someday. Everyone's must-try ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I think it’s safe to say that the most overlooked group of plants in our region are the summer-blooming bulbs. Everyone is familiar with the “big six”: ...

The first time I saw the African blood lily was at a flower show in Atlanta, and I was stunned at its size and beauty. This immediately put it on my ever-growing bucket list of must-have flowers. Now, ...

Question: I don’t have a lot of garden space, but I do have a nice large sunny patio. I’d love to grow some showy lilies out there. Is it possible to grow lilies in containers? Any advice would be ...

Just in time for bulb-planting season, “Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden” (Timber Press, 2024) is at hand. It is written by Jacqueline van der Kloet who has designed bulb gardens all over the world ...