They define one of the boundaries of my spring dreams, inspiring me with speckled Rembrandt varieties, Darwin hybrids with long-lasting flowers, many- headed tulips in pots, striped water-lily tulips ...

Keep your frilly hyacinths and dainty snowdrops – the elegant, minimalist tulip reigns supreme in my spring bulb garden! The clean lines and vibrant colors of these graceful blooms are a seasonal ...

Q: My bulbs have all put out great leaves, but only a few stalks and even fewer blooms. They're mostly tulips. Is it because of all the rain and not enough sun? Maybe the Harrisburg beaver got across ...

We’re now in the prime of bulb-planting season, that rite of fall that seems out of place when we’re about ready to yank or cut back plants in the rest of the yard. That contrarian picture is just one ...

It’s early spring. Unnoticed beyond the gay purple and yellow of crocuses, the sharp green tips of tulip leaves are emerging from the mulch. The growing tulip foliage has hopefulness going for it, but ...

Would you rather spend your money buying a house or one tulip bulb? The question sounds ridiculous, but during the historic Netherlands tulip craze of the 1630s, a single tulip bulb could sell for the ...

Q • I purchased a young tulip tree this summer and planted it in a raised flower bed. The leaves started turning yellow in color, as if it were autumn. Is this normal? A • You don’t say what type of ...

QUESTION: I planted tulip bulbs last fall. They broke through the ground and were coming up nicely this year. Apparently, the critters liked them, too! The top of the new growth was nipped off.

Did you know that in 17th century Holland, you could buy a house or a farm field for a handful of tulip bulbs? Not because property was dirt cheap, but because tulips were that valuable. The Dutch ...