Bulbs Archives - Birmingham Gardening Today

September 19, 2017 - By John Floyd

Spider lilies in bloom means that fall is on the way. I must admit that I have them in random...

September 12, 2017 - By Mike Rushing

By September, I am running out of steam. I am weary of cutting this grass, and now my lawns are...

January 28, 2017 - By John Floyd

This is a great daffodil season. All over my garden, all types of daffodils are blooming. Around this time of...

October 26, 2016 - By Mike Rushing

It has been years (2007) since we have experienced a dry stretch like this one in Birmingham. Standing out in...

August 16, 2016 - By John Floyd

Walking in the backyard, a familiar scent was present. I looked and found the first ginger lily cluster of blooms...

July 31, 2016 - By Mike Rushing

Summer thunderstorms bring more than needed moisture and lowered temperatures. In our garden, the rain lilies put on a little...

January 4, 2016 - By John Floyd

I have been away over the holidays and was looking forward to having fresh broccoli. Little did I know when...

December 21, 2015 - By John Floyd

Today was an excellent gardening day, if you were not holiday shopping. With the weather being highly variable, it is...

December 15, 2015 - By John Floyd

At good garden centers all over Birmingham, paperwhite narcissus are ready to be purchased and forced. There are several things...

December 12, 2015 - By Mike Rushing

Our old house was built in 1894, and it came with an heirloom bulb “collection.” Thousands of daffodils still crowd...