Key Points Amaryllis bulbs are tropical plants grown indoors in winter for their beautiful blooms.Some growers think they're ...

Skip the winter doldrums and grow a rainbow of pretty spring blooms by forcing bulbs to flower inside your home.

Propagating houseplants in water is a straightforward, low-waste, and rewarding method to expand your indoor garden. This technique, known as vegetative propagation, involves rooting plant cuttings in ...

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 ...

To grow paperwhites in bowls of pebbles and water. Choose a shallow, decorative bowl and fill it half full of gravel, pebbles or marble chips. Place the bulbs on the surface and add enough rocks so ...

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 ...

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 ...

I bought an amaryllis with the bulb covered in red wax. It was amazing that the bulb bloomed without planting it in soil. The flowers were beautiful while they lasted, but now they are finished. No ...

I would like to plant some bulbs in pots for bloom this winter. What special treatment is needed in order to bloom inside my home? Most bulbs need to be cooled for about 12 weeks after planting in ...

It’s about time to start decking those halls. I love using natural materials and plants as holiday décor, and one plant known for merry and bright is the amaryllis. The amaryllis we buy for our homes ...