Tulips, New and Special

Tulips are all about colour. They have been hybridised into a myriad of brilliant, bold hues that can be woven into any garden with great effect. Their spectacular spring show has made them popular for hundreds of years. Tulips were revered as the symbol of the Royal Court of Turkey as early as the 1500’s. Arriving in the Netherlands in the early 1600’s they turned heads wherever they went. In 1637 a single bulb of the Tulip ‘Semper Augustus’ was more valuable than the most expensive house in Amsterdam. Today they still turn heads and they are loved all over the world - though they are more affordable for the average gardener.