The exquisite beauty and variety of show-quality daffodils are evident to the casual observer, but the traits that distinguish one snowdrop from another are harder to understand. So is the passion for ...

It’s the time of year for these remarkable flowers to appear, but did you know some varieties are very valuable to those with a keen eye? Galanthophiles are enthusiastic collectors and identifiers of ...

I’ve never quite decided which side of the fence I stand on when it comes to snowdrops. On the one hand, I’m by no means a galanthophile, a person utterly enthralled by the subtlest of differences ...

The gardens at Thenford House, home of Lord and Lady Heseltine James Alexander-Sinclair joins snowdrop lovers wandering through more than 900 varieties of Galanthus, perhaps the largest collection in ...

Specialty bulbs, sometimes called minor bulbs, reflect the many other spring bulb treasures that can be planted in fall to herald the next growing season. Because many are diminutive, they are perfect ...

A glimpse of winter's first snowdrop, bursting from frozen soil, has long signalled a glimmer of hope with the first burgeoning buds of spring. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire ...

FLOWER lovers are in for a treat this weekend when one of the region's best private gardens holds an open day. Tudor Croft in Guisborough will be open on Saturday and Sunday for people to check out ...

They have them beneath a 200-year-old, curvy armed walnut tree mixed in sweeps with aconites and the first of the primroses; they have carpets of simple Galanthus nivalis and G. elwesii merging with ...

"Take the path to the sea," advised the man in the woolly blue sweater. "It's quite a lovely walk." "Are you the head gardener?" I asked. "No," he responded with a smile. "I'm Peter Erskine." Oh! Sir ...

It is snowing sideways, the wind has turned my hands red raw, and I am squinting at a hillside that is fast turning white with sleet. Anyone for snowdropping? This is a new word to describe the social ...

The exquisite beauty and variety of show-quality daffodils are evident to the casual observer, but the traits that distinguish one snowdrop from another are harder to understand. So is the passion for ...