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In the darker days of winter, it’s always lovely to have beautiful flowers. Even now, it’s not too late to consider “forcing” bulbs to enjoy indoor blooms for the winter

Let’s talk about Amaryllis this week. OK, let’s don’t. Let’s talk about Hippeastrum, the REAL REAL name for these mondo jumbo blossoms. Like so much in botany, naming is confusing.

If you find yourself overstimulated by the volume of catalog offerings—or bored by plain old tulips—here are a few standout spring bulbs.

If you don't have time to visit your local garden center this season, consider buying your bulbs online instead. Here, we're sharing the best places to buy flower bulbs online. Each site offers a wide selection of healthy, ready-to-plant bulbs.

These tips will help you grow the beautiful winter-blooming plant. Here's how to plant, how much to water, and how to get an amaryllis to rebloom.

According to an expert from the New York Botanical Garden.

Get Growing: Winter dreams and the promise of spring Jenifer McKenna’s garden of beets and onions from last summer, an example of companion plantings. The beets were planted inside a protective “fence” of onions and garlic. Submitted photo A blanket of snow covers remaining plants in the community gardens in Northampton. —STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Dianne Klenotic stocks shelves with seeds at the Gardeners Supply Co. in Hadley as stores in the region get ready for spring. STAFF PHOTO/...

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Snowdrops help me put winter in perspective Getty Images/iStockphoto Published: 10/5/2018 10:07:59 AM As I write this, there are still plenty of flowers in the garden and green leaves on the trees. But fall is definitely in the air, a bittersweet time for those of us who dread the winter that’s not far behind. Thinking ahead to next spring’s flowering bulbs helps me put winter in perspective. A season to let things sleep underground. A season to marvel, and shiver, at meteorological extrem...