Columbine, a flower meant for every garden, is a study in irony. Let’s start with its name. Columbine is derived from columbo, the Latin word for dove. If you take the flower and turn it upside down, ...

Today I will explore the wonderful world of corms. Along with bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes, corms constitute the quartet of underground storage structures that send up their silky blooms once a year — ...

Planting anemones is an act of faith. Their corms look like lumps of dirt and it’s hard to believe anything worth growing can come from them. But plant them now and you will get a wash of glorious ...