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, ...

The first crocus blooms — a sure sign that spring is really, honestly, swear-on-a-stack-of-Bibles here — broke through winter's firmament on Sunday in Arden. As we navigate through unprecedented times ...

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 ...

The first crocus blooms -- a sure sign spring is really, truly here -- broke through the winter firmament on Sunday in Arden, the nation's crocus capital. *Special offer only available to new ...

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 ...

IN the space of a few days, the autumn crocuses suddenly popped up and opened, appearing from bare ground where the bulbs grow. Each bulb can produce one to six flowers, depending on size. It is a ...

Crocuses are packed full of pollen and are particularly beneficial when they flower in early spring. But while these stunning blooms are most commonly grown to brighten up the garden towards the end ...

The cheer-up power of the crocus is extraordinary. Few other spring flowers are so quick to unfurl their petals, even in weak sunshine, and the resulting blast of colour is impressive from such little ...

For flower lovers in zones 3b, 4 and 5, there are some choices for winter flowers for the landscape. Bulbs are the answer. Yes, bulbs that can flower during some of our coldest and snow packed times ...

Crocuses, like Hamlet's sorrows, come not as single spies but in battalions. And stealthy battalions at that. One day there is no sign of them, the next they have popped up everywhere. I have to be ...

When I was eight my father spent a spring in bed, ill with a duodenal ulcer. To cheer him up as he recuperated, I picked him a bunch of flowers on Saturday mornings. My favourites — and his — were the ...