Learning how to grow hyacinths indoors is a simple way to brighten the grey days of winter and early spring. Not only are ...

The second week of November is a good time to try forcing bulbs indoors to enjoy as fresh blooms during the Christmas season.

Gardening columnist Marianne Binetti offers tips for forcing bulbs, caring for blooming houseplants, bringing outdoor plants ...

Alternatively, you can buy small vases specifically for forcing hyacinths. You place the bulb on the top of the vase, and fill it with water to the root level. In either case, now you take the ...

Fill the vase with water only covering the roots, no more. Alternatively, you can buy small vases specifically for forcing ...

Now that you have your bulbs, one way to force bulbs for growing indoors is to place bulbs in water, which is one of the easiest ways. You can use a special bulb-forcing jar, a common floral vase ...

Forcing bulbs such as narcissus means to place a flower bulb in a vase or bowl of water then trick or “force ... Other bulbs such as tulips and lilies are difficult to force into flower ...

By supplying the ‘chill’ time artificially and out of season, we can force bulbs to bloom early and indoors. It is important not to shorten the length of the ... Daffodil and narcissus species, as ...

Some bulbs such as crocus, hyacinth and special daffodils are easy to force. Other bulbs such as tulips and lilies are difficult ... setting the pot on top of a layer of pebbles and water you can ...