Can grape hyacinths grow in window boxes or pots?
I have a patch of these small bulbs that continues to grow wider and wider, but there are weeds and grass mixed in, so it looks rather messy. I was thinking of digging it all up and putting the bulbs in pots. — M.S., Sequim M.B.: Yes, grape hyacinths or Muscari are an easy-to-please, spring-blooming bulb that will bloom in pots, window boxes, rockeries, under trees and shrubs — even in your lawn and driveway if you turn your back on them. They have been known to stage hostile takeovers of unsuspecting gardens, so a few weeds among the leaves are the least of your worries. Like most spring-blooming bulbs, grape hyacinths like to be kept dry in the summer and bloom best in full to partial sun. They come in various shades of blue as well as white and are best behaved when allowed to naturalize or run wild under the skirts of flowering shrubs in a large woodland garden. Q: What can I do with my poinsettia now that the holidays are over? Is it easy to keep as a houseplant until next Chris
