Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are over 50 different types of spring-blooming crocus bulbs in colors ranging from white or pale pink and lavender to more ...

Planting most bulbs requires patience … a lot of patience. We plant them in the fall and then must wait until spring to enjoy the benefits of our labor. Colchicums are the exception -- perfect for ...

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: In September, Colchicum “Waterlily’s” pink and creamy white buds burst from the ground and quickly open to large fully double lavender-pink blooms. The vibrant flowers are a welcome site at this ...

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: If the ...

Some late-blooming crocus varieties planted around the yard can transform autumn into a second spring, providing a welcome burst of color as other flowers fade and the leaves begin to fall. Nurseries ...

* What it is: An unusual bulb (technically a corm) that sends up foot-tall, lance-leafed green leaves in spring, then dies back over summer, then sends up leafless stems in late summer that produce ...

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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 pretty much leave most of the land alone. We've lived here for 16 years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gardener planting flower bulb in her yard - Halfpoint Images/Getty Images Just because summer is almost over doesn't mean we ...