The stunning color of the first crocus flowers fills our hearts with joy. The cheery blooms mark the start of the garden season. But the only way to get them is by planting the bulbs in the fall. Why ...

16:24, Wed, Sep 24, 2025 Updated: 16:27, Wed, Sep 24, 2025 Summer is giving way to autumn and with it comes the end of the busy season for gardeners. But there's no time to rest - as garden experts ...

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 ...

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 ...

* What it is: An unusual bulb (technically a corm) that sends up foot-tall, lance-leafed green leaves in spring, then dies back over summer, then sends up leafless stems in late summer that produce ...

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) ...

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

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 ...

BY:DEAN FOSDICK Some late-blooming crocus varieties planted around the yard can transform autumn into a second spring, providing a welcome burst of color as other flowers fade and the leaves begin to ...