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 ...

THERE is nothing like the sight of snowdrops pushing through the wintry ground to remind us that spring is on its way.

One of the first signs of spring, snowdrops push their bell-shaped heads through frozen ground and snow, creating carpets of dazzling white when little else is blooming. While dormant snowdrop bulbs ...

Ugh. It's winter in the Ohio Valley. I know winter is important, ecologically and I know most of our trees and shrubs and herbaceous perennials need a cold spell to break winter’s dormancy grip. I ...

Breeding snowdrops is a long process. It takes four years to grow a flowering plant from seed, and up to another eight to ...

Last year, Lord Heseltine had the honour of getting his very own snowdrop – Galanthus ‘Michael Heseltine’. The new species was handed to him by Joe Sharman, the snowdrop breeder known as Mr Snowdrop, ...