However, we do not need to dig and store canna rhizomes over the winter down here, so this is needless work. Up North, ...

Dear Roger: I have a Carolina lily that I bought about five years ago in Ashe County. It was 8-10 inches tall and had never bloomed. About three years ago it had its first bloom and has had multiple ...

A lily bulb produces new green growth as the weather warms in the spring and depending on the variety and hardiness zone, blooms emerge in late spring or summer. Once the plant has bloomed, the ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. You may be more familiar with the Hippeastrum genus ...

In the world of lilies, there is nothing more spectacular than the growing number of stunning oriental X trumpet hybrid lilies, commonly known as orienpets. Marketed as "lily trees" by many garden ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I think it’s safe to say that the most overlooked group of plants in our region are the summer-blooming bulbs. Everyone is familiar with the “big six”: ...

Most of us have a "bucket list" of adventures we'd like to experience before we "kick the bucket." And most gardeners have a "watering can list" of plants they hope to try someday. Everyone's must-try ...

People often ask me what is my favorite flower. I love so many that I guess I would have to answer, “The one blooming at the moment.” I have many, many favorites and right now oriental lilies are ...

The first time I saw the African blood lily was at a flower show in Atlanta, and I was stunned at its size and beauty. This immediately put it on my ever-growing bucket list of must-have flowers. Now, ...

Question: I don’t have a lot of garden space, but I do have a nice large sunny patio. I’d love to grow some showy lilies out there. Is it possible to grow lilies in containers? Any advice would be ...

It’s the time of year when white Easter lilies can be found almost everywhere. Their trumpet-shape, pure white blooms always look so elegant and they can fill a room with their sweet scent. The Easter ...