There are over 50 different types of spring-blooming crocus bulbs in colors ranging from white or pale pink and lavender to more intense shades of showy blue-violet, purple, orange, pink, or ruby, ...

Dear Master Gardener: I am designing a memorial garden at our church and was wondering about planting crocus bulbs this fall. There is a verse in the Bible that says, “The desert shall rejoice and ...

Off to buy bulbs today? Spare a thought for the crocus. No other plant is so adept at brightening that dreary limbo period between winter and spring. Collectable species can be nurtured in patio pots, ...

Walking on Mount Parnassos in Greece one April was a truly memorable experience. Along the higher ridges, wild squills were pushing up their buds through the receding snow. They were Scilla bifolia or ...

Even among other little brown blobs — inconspicuous detritus such as abandoned cocoons, say, or concretions of lint — the bulbs of species crocus look unremarkable. When planted in the soil — as ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The lockdowns have been hard on old friends, banning meetings and turning them into virtual realities. In the ...

When gardeners think of spring-blooming bulbs, the top four plants that come to mind are crocus, daffodils, hyacinths and ...

Get the jump on the growing season this year with these pretty early spring flowers that just can’t wait for warm weather.

Just because summer is almost over doesn't mean we have to say goodbye to fresh floral blooms. While the spring crocus is noted as a herald of warmer weather, the autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) ...