Six months with Crocus — what I actually learned

I brought Crocus home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding adding grit to the planting hole in heavy clay soils — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled down.

I grow it in a naturalised lawn planting for a wild spring effect and the position has been ideal. some of the earliest colour in the garden after winter is what keeps drawing me back to it. summer bulbs like gladiolus and allium extending the season was the moment that made me glad I persisted through the learning curve. One honest warning: squirrel and mouse predation on newly planted bulbs caught me off guard in month two. Stay on top of it from the start.