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 ...

Breeding snowdrops is a long process. It takes four years to grow a flowering plant from seed, and up to another eight to ...

The sight of snowdrops poking bravely up through a carpet of soggy, fallen leaves brings cheer to us gardeners in the winter. These dainty little flowers are understated and refined. They are one of ...

A series of events are set to get under way in Co Carlow to celebrate the coming of spring and the arrival of the first ...

Don't let January's cold and wet start put you off from gardening: the experts say now is the ideal time to plant perennials ...

The third week of February is a great time to make a run to your nearest nursery and load up on early blooming perennials. It’s time to celebrate early spring by adding these three hardy plants that ...

What a welcome sight! Hellebores and snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) poking their heads up through the snow! Can spring be far behind? Spring is always a welcome change for me, but this year I feel more ...

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum gardeners and I are on the lookout each March for the first snowdrop flowers, the first perennial garden plant to bloom and a marker of the beginning of the growing ...