Tulip

I started with one Tulip and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand leaving foliage to die back naturally after flowering — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in a cut flower garden for fresh indoor arran…

My first attempt at Tulip failed — blindness with no flowers produced from weak or immature bulbs got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again. The second attempt, with proper attention to planting at three times the de…

I brought Tulip home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding leaving foliage to die back naturally after flowering — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled down. I grow it in a mixed border …

I don't have a garden so a mixed border with later-emerging perennials to hide dying foliage is my only option for Tulip. It absolutely works — with the right attention to lifting and drying tender bulbs before autumn frosts you can get excellent results in containers. remarkable energy stored unde…

Here are my notes from twelve months of growing Tulip: Spring: summer bulbs like gladiolus and allium extending the season. This was the moment that confirmed the whole venture. I focused on adding grit to the planting hole in heavy clay soils during this period which set up the rest of the year. …

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Tulip and I'm not entirely sure why. bulb rot from waterlogging in poorly drained soil has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on adding grit to the planting hole in heavy clay soils based on everythin…

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Tulip. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to planting at three times the depth of the bulb. I grow mine in a cut flower garden for fresh indoor arrangements which is working really well. some of th…

I nearly gave up on Tulip after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on adding grit to the planting hole in heavy clay soils and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a cut flower garden for fresh indoor arrangements and has genuinely transformed that …

The first few months with Tulip were underwhelming. Almost no visible growth and I questioned my decision repeatedly. Then something shifted — I think getting planting at three times the depth of the bulb right was the turning point. increasing clump size year on year when well established became a…