Last year I chose narcissus as my winter bulb subject. This year it’s the beautiful hyacinth, Hyacinthus orientalis. All I really had to do was look out our back window to receive this inspiration.

I’m crazy about flowers that grow from bulbs. Spring without purple crocus, red tulips or yellow daffodils is unthinkable. But there is a world of bulbs to discover out there. The most vibrantly ...

Every fall, I enjoy the ritual of buying and planting hyacinth bulbs to force into bloom in the middle of January. With hardly any effort, I can have hyacinths blooming in late January indoors! I also ...