The general rule is that planting depth is 1 to 2 times the height of the bulb. Tulips are usually planted 6 to 8 inches deep, but a small bulb like a crocus would be 3 to 4 inches deep. Need a break?

Yes, it’s that time of year, the season when the crocus, tulips, daffodils and the oh-so-fragrant hyacinths — all those spring-flowering bulbs — bring the bleak winter landscapes back to life.

“Crocus to me are like the ‘Good morning, sunshine’ after the winter,” said Jo-Anne van den Berg-Ohms, head of John Scheepers and Van Engelen, two companies that sell a variety of flower ...

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MB: A host of yellow daffodils and crowds of crocuses will be shouting out spring in just a few more weeks. These fall-planted bulbs know how to hunker down and survive frozen temperatures. It is ...

This week's Plant Pick is a crocus look-alike called autumn crocus that sends up leaves in spring, then dies back in summer, then sends up flowers but no leaves in fall.

Crocus flavus ‘Golden Yellow’ produces deep-yellow, 5-inch blooms. After crocus flowers are spent, fine grassy foliage emerges to harvest the sun and recharge the bulbs for future blooms.

I also let my other bulbs like tulips and hyacinths go until they are yellow. I have had these bulbs blooming for over 10 years. I don’t bother with crocus or grape hyacinths.

Smaller bulbs like crocus and grape hyacinths are easy to plant. Use a dandelion digger or fishing knife. Plunge the knife into the ground about four inches and rock it back or forth.

The third week of September is a good time to buy and plant spring-blooming bulbs such as daffodils, crocus and tulips. Store them in a cool dry spot once you get those bulbs home and make a note ...