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: Is this the right time to dig my gladiolus bulbs? What other bulbs do I need to dig and store for the winter? Answer: The best time to dig tender bulbs like gladiolus is after we have had ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With winter right around the corner, there’s no better time to start preparing your garden for colder temperatures and harsh ...

DENVER - This cold snap signals that it's time to finally dig and store summer-flowering bulbs. Frost won't hurt the bulbs. It will merely freeze the top growth. If you grew cannas, dahlias, gladiolus ...

Tender, non-hardy bulbs with poor cold tolerance often freeze and die if left in the ground during the winter. For instance, unlike their hardy cousins like tulips and daffodils, dahlias, cannas, and ...

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 ...

Bulb-digging time is coming up fast, and many are wondering what has to be dug up and what can be left in the ground. In other words, what is hardy? What? August is barely over, and I'm talking about ...

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 ...

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 ...