Like this?

Indeed. I have a coring tool that I can easily remove 2 1/2" rounds of turf cores that I could plant the crocus and put back the turf.

Would love the look but I think it would be futile - just because- the timing of when I cut the turf will just end up lopping off those crocus too early. And those leaves on crocus IME tend to not even brown out till like early-mid summer.

These are Crocus thomasinianus. They self sow. And to plant small bulbs you don’t need to make individual holes. Just lift a square of turf, set out a group of bulbs and replace the turf. If you want bulbs in a lawn you just have to live with longer grass for a few weeks. A very small price to pay for the show you get imo.

How many weeks of light will Crocus need for next year.. The pick wicks and another solid purple - leaves are pretty much green and don't die back till at least mid summer for me. They just keep on going and going...

The rule of thumb here is six weeks but I have seen eight weeks quoted. So, for Crocus, that would be late March/early April here. But, as I say, I think some long grass is worth it. Of course, growing conditions here are perhaps different from wherever you are.

I’ve grown Crocus tommasinianus in the lawn. Unless you mow the grass very short, they are so small that mowing will only take off the tips of their leaves with plenty left to create energy for next year. If you love crocus, you should definitely try it.

Mine are about 50/50 in bloom right now. Different areas of soil temp I suppose.

Those snake heads are interesting - googled them. Love the weeping look.

Yes, the foliage on my crocus indeed as a wild guess go well into Mid June if not July. I will make a mental note to see how long they go....but they don't brown out till the annuals overtake them at least 9" height+ and even as such, you can still spot the crocus leaves in the stand.. I don't even see when they brown out in certain areas as the annuals have completely covered them

When I'm out there just spot pulling weeds in the beds, the crocus are like little mounds of mondo in the beds, still alive, not going to sleep anytime soon

They do not have to be completely brown before you mow. As long as they have about six weeks post bloom they should be fine.

The 6 week rule is generally the rule I tend to keep in mind in other areas where I am waiting for brownout or at least the minimum time I can cut the foliage out. Granted the crocus bulb is so small....I'm sure it will be fine cutting them, since I have cut other bulbs while in the green. Mine are planted in flower beds so I just leave brown out naturally since they arean't in my way of other plantings.

I gave the lawn a wake up cut the other day. Let me see how long it will get if I leave it alone for a month and a half to decide......never have done the crocus field cause I know I am generally out before then cutting the turf. And MyBrownThumb made a good point which I wasn't even looking at - the height of Cut , may not even affect the foliage to some degree

Fritillaria Raddeana is blooming now, I like the large Fritillaria. Grow fast once they break the surface. Dramatic, weird, and unpredictable. Ignored by animals.

Even weirder is tuber Dracunculus Vulgaris. I've got spikes shooting out the ground now, turn into tall weird plants with a huge weird flower. Thrive in lousy dry soil, where nothing else grows well.

Galanthus woronowii is a nice Snowdrop. I like the unusual early thick bright green leaves, which are attractive on their own, green in drab Winter.

Tulips are by far my favorite: they do very well in my garden. I also planted different varieties of crocus in the front lawn, and we’re always excited to see the first ones pop through the snow. There is a lot of foot traffic in front of my house and last year I had someone ask if they were real! lol!

I guess spring is really here ! It rained last night. Not too long 3 hrs or so. Maybe it was a wake up call.

Worms tried to commit suicide last night.

Came out and there was a boatload of them sitting ontop of the bluestone . No idea whey they just stopped there instead or going back into the grass in between.

I stopped counting at 100 but never have seen such a thing.

Sure I'll catch the oddball worm or snail but never a complete army of worms just lying on stone waiting for the sun to dry them out. Swept them up and threw them back Let's see if they try to -re-commit again tonight

The worms were drowning to death in the soaked soil, they went to high ground exhausted.

Dumb question... what do worms do all Winter? Hibernate deep enough not to freeze, then got stunned by the flood?

Ha Robert. It all makes sense. I suppose they just -woke- up, similar to the crocus in the OP and were just choking on all that H20

I've been keeping a slight track record this year. Crocus leaves are like 16" long with Zero signs of it browning out yet. Must have cut the lawn at least 6+ times already. I dunno......don't think even HOC will not miss the Crocus foliage. A wild guess but it's like 5-6 weeks since bloom though.

Based on memory, the leaves do not brown out till somewhere close to mid-late June