Snowdrops are commonly grown in rock gardens or naturalized in shady woodland settings.

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 ...

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum gardeners and I are on the lookout each March for the first snowdrop flowers, the first perennial garden plant to bloom and a marker of the beginning of the growing ...

Contrary to its name, the snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) is a welcome sign of spring. These hardy bulbs typically sprout in February and March, making them one of the first harbingers of warmer weather.

* What it is: A short, winter-hardy, super-early-blooming bulb that can send up its nodding, white, bell-shaped flowers as early as end of January some years. Even a covering of snow won't faze these.

Take a look at some of the flowers blooming around the region and then get out to see them yourself.

This warm winter has not only confused plants into bearing flowers way ahead of normal, it has been troublesome for gardeners too. I faced that last week when a stranger whipped out her phone to show ...

Rochester, N.Y. – I believe I can make a bold prediction. I think the flowers will be popping-up across Western New York – at least by the end of the week. Historically, it is the crocus and snowdrop ...

“I have been seeing a couple different small flowering plants recently and would like to know where I can buy them, as the early season color is great. One has yellow flowers and one has white flowers ...