Fill your home with beautiful fresh flower displays and heavenly scent for Christmas by planting a selection of flowering bulbs indoors. The time to plant up indoor potted bulbs is now, as they start ...

Plant a few bulbs in your home now and this winter you can enjoy a dramatic, large red amaryllis or a group of dainty, fragrant paperwhites. And you don’t have to wait too long for flowers. Some of ...

Forcing is a horticultural term that means manipulating a plant’s environment, primarily the light and temperature, to get it to bloom at the desired time. Although you may not realize it, you are ...

Closeup of paperwhite blooms growing indoors - Cyndi Monaghan/Getty Images Want to give your interior decorating a major lift with masses of snowy white blooms that will fill your home with a gorgeous ...

During the dull, lifeless days of winter, gardeners everywhere long for a hint of spring and the ensuing outdoor growing season. From the Mediterranean region comes a bulb that has given endless ...

Forcing is a gardening term that usually refers to making plants bloom out of season. Forcing is done by manipulating a plant’s environment, primarily light and/or temperature. Really, it’s not so ...

And you thought gardening was for gentle souls. What about forcing bulbs to bloom when they're trying to sleep? In the case of paperwhites and amaryllis, don't fret. They don't sleep. Unlike ...

The holiday season will be here quicker than some of us care to acknowledge, and before the turkey leftovers are safely in the refrigerator on Thanksgiving Day, many of us will start to haul out the ...

Christmas-flowering bulbs inject much-needed colour and fragrance into any festive display. From delicate blooms or opulent showstoppers, these flowers are likely to create a special centrepiece at ...