To grow these cutting garden flowers in your garden, she recommends planting them about 30cm apart in full or partial sun.

Before we get into the most common spring- and fall-blooming crocus varieties, it's important to mark these perennials' differences—beyond, of course, their seasonality.

The earliest crocus flowers to appear each spring are the pale lavender ones with flimsy petals, such as Crocus tommasinianus, which is robust despite its delicate appearance and naturalizes well ...

Ask the Master Gardener: Spring-blooming crocus flowers can be planted now Crocus plants bloom best in full to part sun and have lovely flowers.

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...

3. Crocus Image Credit: Safa daneshvar, Own Work – CC BY-SA 3.0/Wiki Commons. Crocus flowers follow quickly on from snowdrops. They bloom in early spring, and they assist bees in two separate ways.

Bulbs such as daffodils, tulips, crocus and hyacinth are planted in fall because they need some time to get their roots going before pushing up to put on a spring show.

We’ve gathered advice from expert gardeners to share their knowledge of the best bulbs to plant in September for spring color, with top tips on how to get the most out of your bulbs. So, grab ...