Spring blooms like snowdrops and crocuses defy the calendar, flourishing before others and ensuring early pollination.

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 ...

David Domoney is a Chartered Horticulturalist, Broadcaster, and Author. David has worked with a number of the UK’s leading garden retailers as a plant buyer and strategic consultant. With more than 30 ...

Every year right after Christmas, I pot up some hyacinth and crocus bulbs that have been “wintering” in the fridge. And now the rewards – I have lovely, fragrant blooms ...

As mid-November passes, the last purple drifts of saffron crocus ( Crocus sativus ) fade in the garden. But if you plant now, its cheerful color and habit will grace your garden next fall from ...

Specialty bulbs, sometimes called minor bulbs, reflect the many other spring bulb treasures that can be planted in fall to herald the next growing season. Because many are diminutive, they are perfect ...

There are two crocus type flower bulbs that bloom in late summer and early autumn. Confusion arises between the two because both are commonly called “autumn crocus” but they are actually unrelated and ...

Spring has sprung in western Manitoba. And one of the surest signs of spring in Manitoba has got to be Manitoba’s provincial flower, the prairie crocus. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our ...