Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are over 50 different types of spring-blooming crocus bulbs in colors ranging from white or pale pink and lavender to more ...

Crocuses are among the earliest flowers to bring life to gardens, often appearing when snow still lingers. Their bloom timing varies by species, climate, and planting approach. With the right ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - All of a sudden, it seems, in late winter come the first signs of spring - lawns loaded with pretty purple, light lavender or sometimes yellow or white crocuses. Crocus bulbs are ...

If there's anyone who knows a thing or two about gardening, it's Martha Stewart. In addition to her various gardening books and entire home and garden media empire, she continues to grow and nurture ...

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 ...

Hard to believe but it’s time to think about next spring. Specifically, crocuses are on my mind, especially those that provide an early burst of color after a dull, gray, long winter. Right now I’m ...

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) ...

Plant flower bulbs at least six to eight weeks before your region's average first frost date, which is as early as August in colder growing zones. You'll have best results by choosing a planting site ...

“September’s Baccalaureate – a combination is of crickets — crows — and retrospects and a dissembling breeze.” – Emily Dickinson. “September: it was the most beautiful of words, he’d always felt, ...

Description: For those who have lived east of the Mississippi before coming to California, the sight of crocuses spelled spring's arrival. Even in our local gardens, we're happy to see them thrusting ...

Even among other little brown blobs — inconspicuous detritus such as abandoned cocoons, say, or concretions of lint — the bulbs of species crocus look unremarkable. When planted in the soil — as ...