It’s also a useful tulip for moody black and white schemes, or as a dramatic contrast with pollinator-friendly Nectaroscordum ...

Nothing says spring like tulips, and many gardeners love that the gorgeous blooms come back each year with no replanting ...

In the 17th Century the Dutch went mad trading tulip bulbs in the ... the point that you could buy a beautiful house on the canal in Amsterdam for the price of one bulb," he said.

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 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 ...

towards the end of the bulb buying season, I am amazed that florists’ favourite tulips are still available; ‘Vovos’ is one of them. Due to her short stature, she can get lost in borders but ...