Here’s one of the great rewards of gardening. I planted these snow crocuses last fall, sprinkling them on the grass and pushing them into the ground wherever they fell. It took about 10 minutes. Today ...

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that it tricks ants into moving its seeds with a scent that mimics their larvae Plants are superb at enticing animals to pollinate their flowers or carry off their ...

Dear B.L.: Plant crocuses. The earliest to flower are the snow crocus. Cream Beauty is a robust favourite. Gypsy Girl is lovely. Plant the later large Dutch crocus too, along with snowdrops (Galanthus ...

A wooden greenhouse surrounded by autumn flowers and leaves - Katerina Maksymenko/Shutterstock Crocuses are usually one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring, poking up through snow and sludge ...