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My last class in February will be on how to grow lawns here in our climate. It will be at Plant World Nursery at noon Sunday. You can sign up by emailing me at Extremehort@aol.com or online at ...

Gardeners on the hunt for something special, novel, exotic even, might consider growing saffron crocus for a personal supply of the expensive spice saffron. The spice saffron is produced by the ...

Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world — but did you know you can grow it right in your own backyard? With a little effort and patience, Marin home gardeners can cultivate Crocus sativus, ...

A basket of purple saffron flowers - Fasil Tiru / 500px/Getty Images Growing saffron (Crocus sativus) at home can be a rewarding and cost-effective way to enjoy this luxurious and rather expensive ...

IT IS NOW time to start ordering and buying spring flowering plants. However, it is not the time to plant them yet! Next week I will give you the standard list but for today, how about some bulbs you ...

There's treasure buried in the deep soil of Sequim - crocus sativus bulbs. They grow the flower that makes the most expensive spice in the world - saffron. Len Horst owns an organic gardening supply ...

At Cedar Circle Farm a small crocus flower springs from the ground on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in East Thetford, Vt. The stigma of the flower will be used as saffron. Photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley ...