The primrose of Shakespeare and other poets is actually a family of several hundred species and hybrid plants known for their striking, often brilliant blossoms. Though many of these eye-catching ...

It seems we have made it through the winter without much garden damage for a change. We will probably get a few more dustings of snow, but the ground is thawing and the honeybees are making a few ...

Primroses are heralds of spring. The prolonged cold weather meant a delay in their appearance – they’re usually over by March, but hedgerows are all a glimmer now with their bright stars. Here at ...

IT LOOKS like the humble primrose is having a golden age of revival at the moment. The garden centres are full of the most beautiful primroses and polyanthus as new varieties are produced, and some ...

Long before Gregor Mendel's groundbreaking work in plant genetics, the cloth weavers of England were changing the primrose. Workers who had woven textiles collectively fell in love with Primula ...

JUST AS the first pale primrose flowers are showing in hedgerows and woodlands, the garden primroses and their showy cousins, the polyanthus, are sparkling in gardens. Some of these are very old forms ...

It’s primrose season, so give yourself permission to make a path towards spring by bringing home a potted primrose from a local nursery or garden center. It may be too early to plant annuals such as ...

Gardeners have been drawn to primulas for centuries. These early spring flowers, ‘prime roses’ in Old French, have had few rivals when flowering. And with so many varieties, success was guaranteed for ...

For many gardeners, primroses mean spring is on the way. The first cheerfully blooming plants are snapped up as soon as they appear in January to brighten pots and containers. By February, beds and ...

Long before Gregor Mendel’s groundbreaking work in plant genetics, the cloth weavers of England were changing the primrose. Workers who had woven textiles collectively fell in love with Primula ...