The wonderfully fragrant hyacinths is surprisingly easy to grow. Follow these simple tips to planting and caring for these spectacular spring bulbs in your garden.

"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 ...

Hyacinths are perennial bulbs that can come in early spring back year after year in USDA Hardiness Zones 4-8, with a fragrant scent that's a treat after a long winter. But before most other flowers ...

Of all the sweet-smelling spring-flowering bulbs, hyacinths might offer the strongest scent. A few growing by a front door can provide a welcoming whiff, while dozens in a garden bed can perfume a ...

I’m crazy about flowers that grow from bulbs. Spring without purple crocus, red tulips or yellow daffodils is unthinkable. But there is a world of bulbs to discover out there. The most vibrantly ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...