Gladiolus flowers cannot survive winter here. Underground parts called corms must be dug up and stored. Cormels are used to ...

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 ...

Question: I would like to plant gladiolus for garden color and cut flowers. When do they grow best in Central Florida? Answer: Most garden guides suggest gladiolus bulbs can be planted year-round ...

Get ahead of the spring gardening rush by purchasing gladiolus bulbs in February for colorful blooms in summer and fall. Start early spring planting by buying garlic bulbs and planting them before ...

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 ...

The tall flower spikes of gladiolus add elegance to the flower garden and are simply superb as cut flowers. Derived from species native to the Mediterranean region and South Africa, the modern hybrid ...

I have noticed tuberous begonia, lily, dahlia and gladiolus bulbs for sale in local stores. Can they all be planted outside now? Flower bulbs fit into two basic categories: tender bulbs that can be ...

One of my traditional summer delights is visiting the Greeley Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. It is easy to see why Greeley has been called “The Garden Spot of the State” for more than a century.

Each year around this time, the brown earth at a Connecticut farm on North Grand Street in West Suffield pops with rows and rows of tall, colorful gladioli, a tradition farm co-owner Gary W. Adams has ...