Time To Plant Tulips

Ruth explains some of the main planting considerations

- Ruth Hayes

AFTER the predominantly grey and brown tones of winter, the arrival of spring colors is an absolute blessing.

So a warm welcome back to members of the tulip family! These extravagant blooms burst onto the scene in a flurry of shiny petals, in myriad shapes and all in brilliant colors.

If you think you ‘don’t like’ tulips, hold your horses. There are 15 different divisions, or varieties of the plant, available. They can be single, double, bowl, cup or goblet-shaped, fringed and furled, shaped like peonies or have long, slender, sky-pointing petals.

They are versatile plants and thrive in borders, containers, and rockeries.