Off to buy bulbs today? Spare a thought for the crocus. No other plant is so adept at brightening that dreary limbo period between winter and spring. Collectable species can be nurtured in patio pots, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Walking on Mount Parnassos in Greece one April was a truly memorable experience. Along the higher ridges, wild squills were pushing up their buds through the receding snow. They were Scilla bifolia or ...

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 ...

Many garden enthusiasts are at all familiar with the Autumn Crocus — colchicum autumnale — a cold-hardy, perennial that blooms in mid-September in our area. That’s primarily because it rarely can be ...