Flower bulbs sold for up to £100 each at a rural horticultural show after hundreds of buyers from all around the world sought to take advantage of beautiful blooms following Britain's warmest year on ...
Snowdrops signal spring, even when the view outdoors may not look spring-like. Often poking up through the snow, they’re among the earliest flowers to bloom. Snowdrops are perennials, perfect for ...
IT'S the pint-sized dazzler of late winter, marked by white carpet displays across the country and at various National Trust properties, parks and gardens. If you have your own woodland area and you ...
Galanthophilia: not a word you may be all that familiar with, but now is the time of year to learn it. For it means an ardent love of the snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, the small white end-of-winter ...
At this price, let’s hope the new owner doesn’t forget to water it. A single Scottish Elizabeth Harrison snowdrop bulb was sold for a record £725 on the online auction website eBay yesterday. It more ...
Every late winter and early spring, snowdrops cause my mouth to drop in awe. The leaves of this plant can push up through the ice and snow even while there is frost in the ground. When unpredictable ...
Most of you will be thoroughly familiar with our commonest snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, but you may not know Galanthus woronowii, a shorter specimen with shinier, broader green leaves and diminutive ...
Well it’s definitely feeling a bit more spring like, I hope it isn’t lulling us into a false sense of security, it’sn an on-going argument in our house, I say ‘I bet it goes and snows now’ and Terry ...
This pint-size beauty marks the start of the gardening year, its white bell-shaped flowers emerging just when the rest of the garden looks bleak. There are now hundreds of named varieties, but among ...