Bulbs can be obtained in bulk for under 20 cents apiece, so dream big. Use a mattock to create a trench for mass planting. They need well drained soil — the wholesale addition of grit or gravel ...

The cheerful color of saffron crocus graces the garden from September to November. What's more, you can harvest your own saffron -- the world's costliest spice -- from the flowers.

So, if you have big dreams of filling your garden with an array of colourful crocuses next year, it’s important to follow the rules around how deep to plant crocus bulbs.

Species crocus in particular brighten the days — and moods — of late winter and early spring, because they usually bloom about two weeks earlier than their larger cousins, the Dutch or large ...

BRIDGTON — Eight local Rotarians and a half dozen others gathered to commemorate Rotary’s effort worldwide to end polio on World Polio Day on Oct. 23. In a brief opening ceremony, Peter Wright ...