Crocuses are beautiful, cup-shaped flowers synonymous with spring. Colors vary from white to yellow to purples and multicolored blooms. Crocuses are some of the earliest bloomers in the garden, ...
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) ...
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 ...
Dear Dr. Dirt: To honor my mother, I would like to plant crocus bulbs on her grave site. And of course the cemetery is going to mow them off in the spring. Will they survive, or is this a waste of ...
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, the ...
Fall is a busy time for us gardeners as we work hard to get our yards ready for winter and prepared for spring. One of the most vital things to get done in October is planting all your spring bulbs, ...
Summer may be coming to an end and the autumnal weather is getting underway, but that doesn't mean that we can't think ahead to spring. Gardens often require careful planning that can be put into ...
Spring bulbs can be planted until December, as long as the ground doesn’t freeze. But the longer they are out of the ground, the greater the risk of rotting. If you can’t plant right away, keep the ...
Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. Tulips, ideally planted between September (in colder ...