Winter flowers aren't as rare as they sound: With the right planning and care, you can add pops of color to dormant beds and brighten up your landscaping even during the year's shortest and darkest days. Hellebores, camellias, cabbages, cyclamen, snowdrops, and the other pretty blooms here offer bright inspiration.

Lavender Crocus

Clash of Seasons

A carpet of spring colour consisting of delicate-seeming blooms on plants that are nevertheless as tough as nails—that's what you get when you choose crocus bulbs for your spring garden. They also look wonderful when grown as an understory for taller flowering bulbs, so the combinations you can come up with are virtual

Crocuses are the first bright surprise in early spring. In order to get the cheery flowers, you have to plant some corms at the right time of the year. You need to know when to plant crocus. Read here for important crocus planting tips.

These are the most popular spring and fall crocus varieties, according to a garden expert. Plus, read up on tips for growing and caring for these spring and fall bloomers.

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