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 ...

Gladiolus flowers are impossible not to spot in the garden. With their majestic spikes of eye-catching flowers, they’re a striking accent plant. They have a clumping form, with long, dramatic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Answer: You can plant lily and gladiolus bulbs as soon as the ground is thawed and reasonably dry. If you would like to prolong your harvest and enjoyment of gladiolus blooms, plant some bulbs every ...

Question: This is my first year growing gladiolus in Central Florida. Up north, we dug the bulbs. What should I do here? Answer: Florida gardeners and many in the more southern states have the option ...

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 ...

Gladiolus has been selected by the National Garden Bureau (NGB) as the bulb crop in its “Year of 2022” series even though it grows from corms and not bulbs. Founded in 1920, NGB is the not-for-profit ...