Also known as parrot tulips, these bulbs are identifiable by their serrated petals that add a softness to their appearance. I was fortunate enough to visit a Dutch grower's nursery during my visit ...
In February that year, bulb wholesalers gathered in Haarlem, a day's walk west of Amsterdam, to find that nobody wished to buy. Within a few days, Dutch tulip prices had fallen tenfold.
Tulips are the national flower of the Netherlands, with much of its agriculture dedicated to growing the flower. Tulips are ...
Tulip fanatics tend to place their bulb orders in July, when suppliers open their order books and the memories of spring successes or new discoveries are still fresh in the mind. They may have ...
Keukenhof Dutch tulip fields is very neat ... I recommend you make a beeline to the Keukenhof tulip shop. You can pick out ...
Tulips like to be planted at a depth of 3 times the size of the bulbs which is about 4 to 8 inches deep. They require well-drained soils. Poorly drained or wet soils often cause decline and ...
The late tulips, daffodils, Dutch iris and alliums will take the stage in mid-June. Lilies, the queens of the garden, will make their entrance in late June to early July. Most bulbs are easy to ...
(In other words, if a bulb is three inches tall, it should be planted with six inches of soil or compost above it.) Although Dutch tulips only bloom once in our climate and then die, certain ...
Dutch farmer Erik van Dam was a bit tied up ... The farm owner didn't want to miss the planting season for tulip bulbs. The small bulbs will be separated and preserved for next year, with the ...
For this week's feature, I watched the Holland Parks and Recreation Department prepare and plant thousands of tulip bulbs along Washington Boulevard with help from students at Holland Christian ...