Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snowdrops are fall-planted bulbs that need a period of cold to flower. They are smaller in stature than their spring-blooming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A carpet of snowdrops at the Garden House in Devon - Jason Ingram Snowdrops are a delightful reminder that winter is over and that ...

As a "harbinger of spring," snowdrops traditionally symbolise hope, consolation, and purity and were associated with the Christian festival of Candlemas (2nd February), earning the name "Candlemas ...

Walsingham has perfect conditions for snowdrops to thrive: deciduous woodland with chalky, alkaline, humus-rich soil with good drainage, but which never dries out in summer. The open tree canopy lets ...

It's winter, lightly snowing, and my Galanthus nivalis have poked their nodding heads through the mulch, greeting me with drooping, pure white petals. Snowdrops are one of nature's gifts that I never ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nearly 20 years ago, a parcel arrived out of the blue at the Peckham home of Dan Pearson. The unexpected gift ...

Robert Miller is part of Co Carlow’s galanthophile cluster ...

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 ...