You have probably heard the saying that good things come to those who wait. This is especially true for gardeners. We plant a tree and wait for it to get big enough that we can have shade. We plant ...
Maybe it’s time to rethink the way we landscape using tulips. True, the familiar, large, goblet-shaped blooms make a colorful springtime splash grouped in beds and pots. But those hybrids are softies ...
Tulipa turkestanica is a multi-flowering tulip that produces four to eight small white flowers per stem. This golden-eyed wildflower is particularly appealing in mass plantings where its sweet ...
It’s simply the nature of tulips, according to Colorblends, a third generation American bulb wholesaler with roots in Holland. Finally, we have the straight skinny on why tulips don’t flower well the ...
Most people think tulips are as Dutch as wooden clogs and windmills. Actually, these spring-blooming favorites are native to some of the most rugged places on earth, including the high slopes and ...
Spring is not just a promise when you're holding a handful of tulip bulbs: It's a bright and colorful guarantee. Each tulip bulb contains the germ of at least one cheerful flower. Planting them now, ...
Mention tulips, and few of us think of scimitars and Suleiman the Magnificent. But before the Dutch began breeding the flower as the zaftig blossoms we know today, the tulip was a tiny gemlike bloom ...
If you don’t hear crickets chirping, it’s time to plant spring-flowering bulbs. That means it’s not time yet to plant, according to the crickets in my garage. Buy your bulbs, keep them in a cool, dark ...
Tulips are easy. Combining them is hard. They’re easy to plant and reliable, and their spring blooms are a vivid reply to winter gray. But with such a wide range of colors, bloom times and heights, ...
Spring bulbs can be planted within existing perennial beds. Pairings with spring-flowering perennials can be particularly effective. Here, Dutch garden designer Jacqueline van der Kloet has produced a ...