Crocus, snowdrops, pulmonaria, hellebores, primroses, polyanthus, and winter to early spring-flowering heathers all provide valuable pollen or nectar. Early flowering shrubs also help, including ...

Crocuses are thermoperiodic plants, which means they rely on temperature cues rather than day length to dictate their lifecycle. Their corms (a type of bulb) also usually need a cold spell in autumn ...

Mark Fane (left) and Peter Clay (right), behind Crocus, have won over 33 golds at The Chelsea Flower Show - Clara Molden Imagine if the Chelsea Flower Show gardens were films. The designers would be ...