A crocus flower poking out of the snow is a welcome early sign of spring for gardeners. Learn when to plant crocuses and how ...

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

Winter can feel a little bare once the last of the summer blooms fade, but your garden doesn't have to turn into a colorless plant ghost town. There are several flowers you can plant in fall that will ...

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 ...

COLORFUL CROCUS LAWNS: Planting a crocus lawn can give a burst of color and charm to the garden with minimal effort. (National Garden Bureau) “September’s Baccalaureate – a combination is of crickets ...

A LETTER in NATURE (vol. xvi. p. 43) calls attention to the destruction of the flowers of the yellow crocus by the sparrow. I have for many years been a cultivator of the crocus, both yellow, white, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When the first rains began in autumn, lilac-blue flowers thrust up through my lawn on bare stems, crocuses I ...