Autumn crocus, also known as Colchicum, is a delightful addition to any garden, offering vibrant blooms that appear just as many other flowers are fading. These beautiful plants bring a splash of ...

An emerging crocus is one of the first signs that a new season is right around the corner; this plant type has spring- and fall-blooming species, which means you can enjoy it for the majority of ...

If you're looking to fill your garden with fresh autumn flowers then don't hesitate to get started planting these gorgeous flower bulbs which will bloom after summer ...

Autumn crocus is worth planting if only to startle your neighbors. When they ask why your crocuses are blooming this time of year, just smile and say that perhaps spring has come early in your garden.

If it's autumn, why is the crocus blooming? Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been ...

Autumn crocus 'If you want your garden filled with pink, lilac and white flowers in the Autumn, plant Autumn Crocuses any time in August and expect to see them blooming from September,' promises ...

Try a personal spice nursery this autumn by planting saffron crocus! Ellen Peffley taught horticulture at the college level for 28 years, 25 of those at Texas Tech, ...

Q: I enjoy reading your columns, even though I live in a retirement community and have left all my lovely flowerbeds behind. But I’ve volunteered to maintain a bed here. These are my question… ...

Photo/Lee GugliadaPretty Colchicum autumnale bloom at the Freylinghausen Arboretum in Morristown, New Jersey. Many garden enthusiasts are at all familiar with the Autumn Crocus — colchicum ...

Q: On my walk to the Ballard library, there’s a garden where crocus are in bloom now. Is there a kind that blooms in spring and again in fall? Do you know what kind of crocus this could be? A ...

This rich spice comes from a fall-blooming species of purple crocus. When you buy a small container of saffron “threads,” you are purchasing the rich-reddish orange dried stigmas (female parts ...

Autumn crocus, daffodils deter gophers. By Victor Yool Sep 19, 2001. Q: My husband and I live on 40 acres in the Santa Cruz mountains. We love our land, and short of keeping a decent firebreak, we ...