"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Hyacinths are an old-fashioned springtime favorite with brightly-colored spikes of flowers and an intense ...

Q: I have some problems with bulbs doing well after the first year - mostly tulips and hyacinths. They are planted in sunny areas and I usually cut them back after the foliage turns brown. I treat ...

Every fall, I enjoy the ritual of buying and planting hyacinth bulbs to force into bloom in the middle of January. With hardly any effort, I can have hyacinths blooming in late January indoors! I also ...

Q. What is the secret to growing hyacinths? When I plant them outside, they rarely return. When I buy them potted up in early spring, they bloom and then fade within a week. –Barbara Bachman, Highland ...

Hyacinths are an out-of-place spring bulb. Up they spurt, robust, rubbery-stemmed and attention-seeking, among delicate flowers, clouds of blossom and lacy prettiness. There's something about hybrid ...

Q: I received two plants for Easter - hyacinths and a hydrangea. How should I treat these plants indoors and when can I plant them outside? I'm not sure the hydrangea is suited to be planted outside.

Using water hyacinths to clean Lake Apopka is either a multimillion- dollar legislative boondoggle or a maverick idea that will make a hero of the genius who conceived the plan. The engineering ...

Q: I have a lot of grape hyacinths naturalizing in my front lawn. I was careful not to mow them, but it's been a few mowings now, and my front lawn looks stupid with a dozen tall clumps of grass with ...