The vibrant, jewel-like tones of delicate crocus flowers popping up throughout beds and borders are a joy to behold as the seasons change in spring. These petite yet striking flowers are loved by UK ...

Crocuses Are Blooming Early Here's What This Means For Nature. Amid the wet and grey gloom of February, gardeners across the UK are reporting that crocuses are pushing through their lawns and borders ...

Saffron is a pricy spice harvested from a fall-flowering crocus. Learn how to grow it to harvest your own saffron. Saffron, ...

Crocuses are usually one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring, poking up through snow and sludge to add shades of green and purple to the gray. However, you don't have to wait until the ...

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 ...

Gardeners on the hunt for something special, novel, exotic even, might consider growing saffron crocus for a personal supply of the expensive spice saffron. The spice saffron is produced by the ...

Close-up of a purple Crocus sativus flower - meisam sharifnezhad/Shutterstock Despite their resemblance, most crocus species and lookalikes are inedible or outright ...

Q. I can't figure out why my crocus haven't bloomed since the first year I planted them. What am I doing wrong? A.K.F., Houston A. You're not doing anything wrong. Our winters are usually too mild for ...

If you ask me for a plant that blooms in the fall, the first group of plants that I would think of are in the aster family. This would include mums, goldenrod, New England aster and. of course. the ...

Planting most bulbs requires patience … a lot of patience. We plant them in the fall and then must wait until spring to enjoy the benefits of our labor. Colchicums are the exception -- perfect for ...