Get a head start on stunning summer blooms with these easy-to-plant bulbs – act early and you will enjoy vibrant flowers that last for months on end.

David Rim took this glorious photo on March 20 at Crab Cove, here in Alameda. Thank you for sharing your photo with Patch ...

And this glorious shift to something warmer and brighter ... and emerge from the still-cold ground with displays of delicate flowers only to wither away shortly after, their underground roots ...

It is not too late to plant flowers in your garden. Cornflowers take just ten weeks to grow, so if you plant them this week, ...

The best time to prune is immediately after flowering. “They are all beautiful and, depending on the weather, flower through from mid-March to April, but my personal favourite, Prunus Shirofugen ...