Take Galanthus elwesii ‘Grumpy’, for example, where the distinctive marking of its inner tepals – two green spots above an ...

The hardened leaf-tips of its three narrow leaves help the snowdrop break through frosty ground. The snowdrop is sometimes called 'flower of hope' because it comes so early in the year.

Here are some of the snowdrop havens you could be visiting. Wakehurst, West Sussex Head for the Winter Garden and the Water Gardens at this botanic garden in the heart of Sussex to admire the ...

More than half a million snowdrop bulbs have been planted for Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival, which will begin on 21 February. Ahead of the event, millions of listeners across the UK will be ...

It may still be winter, but under the snow and ice and beneath the sodden blanket of last autumn’s leaves,  the first signs of life are ...

If you're desperate to see something bloom against the bleak winter backdrop, here's where you can get in on the snowdrop action in London. The famous botanical garden is an obvious place to get ...