None of my crocus are blooming yet, but in some areas of the yard they are getting close. I have only large flowered varieties which I believe bloom a little later than some others. Sorry to be so vague, but I would have to look at my bulb catalogs to remember the varieties that I bought or the different kinds of crocus that are available - I just buy Pretties :~) Anyway I wouldn't worry just yet. Give it a few more weeks.

As for dividing crocus I just rely on my overwhelming need to plant every plant known to man in my yard, so when I accidentally dig into a clump of crocus - I spread the crocus wealth wherever I can find room!

Because you planted last fall, those crocuses might just be on a different schedule and will bloom earlier next year. Also depends on which kind you put in. Crocus clumps don't need to be divided until they start producing less blooms but I divide mine more often if I want to add some to another area. Lizzy

Actually it's almost 60 here today, so I took a walk outside and found 1 crocus bloom, in a bed where I don't have any crocus - right up near the house. Probably dropped by a squirrel that had gathered up too many of my crocus bulbs to handle at one time! So now I have 1 crocus & 1 iris danfordii in bloom. Don't you just love spring! I want more more more.....

Leslie...well we're done covering everything.......now I won't know untill next year if I actually "saved" anything from certain death! (will try to be braver next year) LOL. I looked at your member page. Your yard is beautiful! What is the tall grass in the first picture? And....the white bushes/shrubs on either side of the pine tree? Thanks for your response. cat.

Catlyne,
The grass is Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Overdam'. You can also see it in the other pictures (I have 2 of them). In the 2nd picture on my page you see the early flower heads in their purplish color. In the 4th picture you see the grass even earlier before any flower heads form as a white/green fountain. It is a dwarf feather read grass with variegated white/green foliage and it always stays upright.

The shrubs are a very common cheap variety of red twig dogwood called Cornus alba ÂElegantissimaÂ. It too is a variegated variety with a very soft effect.

I use a lot of variegated billowy plants to get that soft white effect along the path played off against the more structured heavier looking plants such as the evergreen arborvitae, the Autumn Joy Sedum, and the stiff looking grass. It helps to play the white off against red or dark foliage as well, as there is purple smokebush, purple sand cherry, physocarpus Diablo, and Crimson Pgymy barberries in the area.
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P.S. Since we ventured away from Bulbs, I thought that I should mention that there are several hundred daffodils interplanted with the shrubs and daylilies along this small path!