Gladiolus are gorgeous, impressive, summer-blooming flowers that grow from corms. Some hardy varieties are available that survive winter weather in many USDA growing zones but others are hardy only in ...

This week’s work in our garden includes digging up and preparing gladiolus bulbs for winter storage. Gladiolus, or glads for short, cannot survive in the ground though the winter in our area. Even ...

Tender bulbs include tuberous begonia, freesia, dahlias, gladiolus, caladiums, canna, Oxalis and calla lilies, and all should be stored indoors for winter or they will not survive the cold. The ...

Have you finished everything on your autumn to do list? It can be hard to get everything done. However, if you are hoping to enjoy some of your favorite flowers and save some money next spring you ...

With winter right around the corner, there’s no better time to start preparing your garden for colder temperatures and harsh weather. One gardening task you should get done before frost hits involves ...

I have had several questions about storing bulbs. Mary Meyer, of the University of Minnesota, has some valuable information about it. Now is the time to start digging and storing for next year. Plants ...

Although we haven’t had a killing frost so far, you should be preparing to winter-store those beautiful tender perennials — the cannas, the dahlias, the gladioli and others. Look for a cool storage ...

Cannas, caladiums, dahlias, gladiolus and tuberous begonias will not survive St. Louis winters out of doors. But, because these plants have specialized underground storage organs such as a tuber, corm ...

You can dig them when they have yellowed and begun to die back,or wait till after the first heavy frost but before the soil freezes. You don't want to wait and dig when it's too difficult because the ...

When you say "bulbs," most people think of spring-bloomers such as daffodils and tulips, but a whole range of summer bulbs grace our gardens. Some are winter-hardy and grown as perennials, while ...

This summer I planted gladiolus flowers in the pots in front of my house. The vertical bladed leaves added height that I was missing in my containers. The gladiolus flowers were from a mixed bag, so ...