Top-quality tulips from a renowned family firm to brighten your spring garden
If you’re looking for an amazing choice of tulip bulbs and spring blooms that will take your breath away, look no further than DutchGrown™.
With four generations of experience in this Dutch family firm, these expert growers know which tulips will suit your garden. Even if you don’t have one, tulips are ideal for growing in pots.
Top-quality and top-size bulbs are the keys to success, and you’ll only find them at DutchGrown™, as well as unique and elite varieties. Small bulbs don’t have the resources to flower well – that’s why healthy, big bulbs lead to healthy, big flowers!
How and when to plant tulip bulbs
Tulips are vital spring-flowering bulbs, but many people don’t realise they need to be planted in the autumn. October to November is best – DutchGrown’s blog has an excellent how-to guide.
Of course, the most popular and rare tulip bulbs sell out very quickly, so pre-ordering opens on April 1 for autumn delivery. From the family farm in Holland, bulbs are shipped all over the UK, and there’s free shipping on orders over £50.
From its origins in Central Asia to cultivation in the Ottoman Empire, the tulip has had a fascinating history. After its introduction to Europe, ‘Tulipomania’ occurred in the 17th Century, when unusual single bulbs would change hands for huge prices.
This intense breeding led to the huge variety we have today. There are 15 different divisions, more than 3,000 varieties and 150 species of tulips to choose from. Truly something for everyone!
Wild tulips came in mainly reds and yellows with small blooms. Now you can also find them in shades of white, pink, green, orange and purple – even almost black and blue – often with many colours on the same flower. You have the choice of doubles, peonies, the exotic parrot tulip and many more.
One of the best qualities of the tulip is its versatility. There’s a variety to fit into any garden – cottage, minimal, contemporary, Mediterranean or architectural. When growing bulbs in pots, you can change your look every year with a minimum of effort. Ideal for the sunny gravel garden are low-growing species tulips – the conditions mimic their homes so well.
How to grow tulip bulbs
Tulips are easy to grow. Give them sun, shelter from strong winds and good drainage, and they’ll repay you tenfold. If you want bulbs that will increase each year, look for species that naturalise easily and can be left undisturbed. If your soil is heavy, has poor drainage and is slow to warm up, try growing tulips in containers.
By choosing early-, mid-and late-blooming varieties, you can have tulips flowering in your garden from March to May. If you’re new to choosing the best varieties that go together, opt for the curated collections, which take away the guesswork!
DutchGrown™ can help anyone looking to buy tulips. Whether it’s in bulk or wholesale for large landscaping projects, just enough for a garden or container project, you’ll find the bulbs to suit you.
Known in the industry as The Tulip Experts, DutchGrown is an official exhibitor at the world-famous Keukenhof Holland. For more information, visit www.dutchgrown.co.uk.
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