Saffron is a pricy spice harvested from a fall-flowering crocus. Learn how to grow it to harvest your own saffron.

The part of the plant you actually eat -- the vivid crimson stigmas -- produce saffron, the world's most coveted and expensive spice, and they come from just one plant: Crocus sativus. These stigmas ...

As the summer garden winds down, it’s time to think about spring flowers, and the best way to ramp them up would be to plant bulbs now. We’re all familiar with tulips, daffodils and hyacinths ...

Like crocuses after a spring snowstorm, they will be none the worse for the wear and just as vibrant in your bowl. Follow New York Times Cooking on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, ...

The crocuses are blooming at the Steffen house in Alpine Township. The first one that I saw opened up was on Tuesday – this pic. was from Wednesday. The pic. above shows daffodils at my house, a ...

Always plant crocuses 8-10cm deep and use peat-free compost to fill the container. According to Sarah, it is best to plant crocuses in pots at twice the density, and spaced at half the width of ...

A huge sturgeon speared in Wisconsin, a note on Flatfoot Lake, remarkably early crocuses, and Teddy Roosevelt’s world-record cougar are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

One beautiful Sunday the whole of his crocuses were found bitten and torn by sparrows, and, what is noteworthy, also some yellow crocuses which had somehow wandered into my lot, ...

High pressure will bring partly sunny skies and breezy conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. It will be rather cool on Tuesday with highs in the mid-30s to the lower 40s. Temperatures should moderate ...

Crocuses. Wallington, Cambo, nr Morpeth, Northumberland. Just as the snowdrops have reached their peak, drifts of crocuses emerge to create a deep purple carpet in the garden of this National ...

Consider the ‘minor bulbs’ — crocuses, snowdrops and more — when planting for spring. The Associated Press. October 9, 2024, 11:37 PM. Share This: share on facebook; ...