I noticed them just before sunset on the day the remnants of Hurricane Harvey finally veered eastward: wild rain lilies waving in the amber light on a weedy lot next door. This was two days after the ...

Gardeners often call a plant a volunteer if it shows up on its own in the garden. More often than not, it’s an unwanted weed. But sometimes it’s a gem. Among the many little tufts of grass and Pilea ...

Living in the tropics, we have to work hard to get tulips and daffodils to bloom. Most temperate climate bulbs require a cold dormancy to flourish and blossom. Though you can trick some of them by ...

There is a wonderful group of what some refer to as “minor bulbs,” but which make a major impact in the summer landscape. These are the wonderful little bulbs known as rain lilies that burst into ...

MANILA, Philippines - Three days after a strong rain, the grass-looking plants burst into massive blooming. This is the characteristic of Rain Lilies or Zephyranthes that made it a popular plant in ...

A new flower is growing alongside an old favorite in the garden: Yellow rain lilies, Zephyranthes citrine, are now producing bright lemon-colored flowers on slender green stalks next to pink rain ...

A few days after the torrential rain that hit Karachi a couple of years ago, our neighbours spotted something unusual in two of their plant beds. These beds, which had previously been neglected for ...

Tulip, daffodil and hyacinth bulbs are at the garden center now. Do I plant my spring bulbs immediately? You are learning why gardening in Florida is so different. Many of the things that are ...

Q. When we bought our home in Pearland, we inherited several rain lilies in our small garden. We have no idea how to care for them. They have been blooming and appear to be healthy. Do we remove the ...