Close-up of a purple Crocus sativus flower - meisam sharifnezhad/Shutterstock Despite their resemblance, most crocus species and lookalikes are inedible or outright ...

Crocuses are thermoperiodic plants, which means they rely on temperature cues rather than day length to dictate their lifecycle. Their corms (a type of bulb) also usually need a cold spell in autumn ...

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) ...

What is in full bloom in my garden can be finished and gone in London and have not yet put in an appearance of any kind in Aberdeen. And no year has been more difficult to call than this one, with ...

16:24, Wed, Sep 24, 2025 Updated: 16:27, Wed, Sep 24, 2025 Summer is giving way to autumn and with it comes the end of the busy season for gardeners. But there's no time to rest - as garden experts ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The lockdowns have been hard on old friends, banning meetings and turning them into virtual realities. In the ...