Colchicums can grow in the lawn, provided you are willing to leave it unmown until the leaves die down, which could be as late as mid-July. In spring, this bank by the driveway is covered in crocuses.
In the end, this may be the most important thing about frost: Frost slows us down. In spring, it tempers our eagerness. In fall, it brings closure and rest. In our gotta-go world–where every nanosecond seems to count–slowness can be a great gift. So rather than see Jack Frost as an adversary, you could choose to greet him as a friend.
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