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Best new tulips, colourful spring has sprung
Now that spring has really sprung, it is time to share some of my best new tulips. I am also sharing some tulips that my dear friend, the lovely Cosmos Queen, has flowering in her garden. Last year I had over two thousand new tulips in my garden. However, many of these were eaten over…
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Fabulous blooms for a beautiful spring
By the meteorological calendar, spring always starts on March 1st and ends on May 31st. So, we have finally nudged into a beautiful spring, after a sodden winter. In addition, as I write this post the spring equinox has arrived. This celestial event marks the, long awaited, beginning of the astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere. During the spring equinox, the…
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Tulip time for a beautiful spring
Finally, it is tulip time so bulb planting tools, dibbers or trowels at the ready. November is the best time to start planting out tulip bulbs, as the temperatures start to cool. However, if you have not got your bulbs yet, it is not too late. A December planting will be fine, and I often…