Prized for their fast growth, height and ornamental features, tulip trees are a popular shade tree, especially throughout the Eastern U.S. In fact, these hardy, easy-to-care-for trees are the state ...

Even if you have plenty of winter-friendly plants in your garden the months of gloomy weather can feel endless. Perhaps that's why we love tulips so much: They're a sign that spring has finally ...

This week's gardening column tackles "heeling in" plants for the winter, when to prune rosebushes and how to keep squirrels from eating tulip bulbs.

Q: I saw tulip and daffodil bulbs for sale at the store. I remember my mom having tulips, but she also had problems growing them, as I recall. I would like to plant some, but I don’t want problems.

I’m looking for the best way to plant tulips in a sunny window box. I’ve been refrigerating the bulbs since late November, and I’m ready to plant them. The problem is that our three window boxes are ...

Q: I have a cottonwood in the backyard that looks like it’s budding out. What gives? It’s been a crazy year. — Larry K. A: I agree — it’s been a crazy gardening year. In a previous garden column, we ...

When Christmas passes, it reminds me that the next few weeks are an important time for planting certain spring flowering bulbs. This includes tulips, hyacinths and other bulbs that have been ...