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 gardener’s guide to snowdrops, dwarf iris, crocus, muscari and camassia. By Adrian Higgins. September 20, 2021. Specialty bulbs, sometimes called minor bulbs, ...

Snowdrop bulbs are small, about the size of a nickel or dime. Plant them about 3 inches apart, with their tops 2-3 inches below the soil surface. Apply a layer of leaf or straw mulch after planting.

Planting bulbs correctly is key to well supported and healthy growth in your plant, and the same goes when it comes to settling in your snowdrops. With countless snowdrop varieties to grow in your ...

Passionate snowdrop fan and collector grows from bulbs, seeds March 2, 2019 by The Washington Post/ADRIAN HIGGINS Snow drops may bloom freely during a mild winter.

With their delicate bobbing heads and pure white blooms, to most of us, they are merely a welcome sign that spring is around the corner.

Keen gardeners from the UK, Europe and even the U.S. flocked to the 'Great Snowdrop Rush' sale at Myddelton House Gardens in Enfield on Saturday to get their hands on the £100 Galanthus bulbs.

Chris Ireland-Jones, who runs Avon Bulbs in South Petherton, Somerset, sells dozens of rare snowdrop varieties costing between £4 and £30 per bulb. He has already sold out of many species this year.

At half past nine last Monday night, a tiny single bulb of an unusual form of Galanthus - what most of us know as the snowdrop - was sold for a record £357 on eBay.