An inspirational introduction to growing and collecting tulips set against the backdrop of a
beautiful English garden with expert tips and advice for gardeners Tulips are one of the
world's most popular flowers with over 2 500 varieties produced in the Netherlands each year.
This spectacular book showcases a unique collection of rare and covetable tulips at Blacklands
the beautiful English country garden of tulip expert Polly Nicholson. Combining the flower's
rich cultural history with growing advice Nicholson provides a comprehensive introduction to
cultivating species historic Dutch and English Florists' tulips and annual garden tulips.
Featuring all types of tulip - from wild species tulips to old Dutch cultivars as well as
English Florists' and the ever popular annual garden tulips - she also offers modern context
and sensible and practical advice for gardeners based on her personal horticultural
experience. Bringing to life varieties that date back to the 16th century Nicholson
demonstrates how these treasured bulbs and more modern varieties of these enchanting spring
flowers can be grown today - whether in herbaceous borders naturalized in grass in containers
gravel meadow settings or in the garden for cutting. The Tulip Garden is an essential
reference for tulip lovers florists and gardeners but also with newly commissioned
photography by Andrew Montgomery an inspirational resource tapping into the zeitgeist for
sustainable flowers and organic gardening focussing one of the world's most popular flowers
with over 2 500 different varieties registered and almost 2 billion bulbs produced in Holland
each year. |An inspirational introduction to growing and collecting tulips set against the
backdrop of a beautiful English garden with expert tips and advice for gardeners|
Specialist flower grower and tulip expert Polly Nicholson is the owner of Bayntun Flowers
in Wiltshire - growers of organic flowers cultivated in walled gardens and a one-acre field at
the foot of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire. Nicholson holds the National Collection of
Tulipa (Historic) with Plant Heritage and has featured on BBC Gardener's World Radio 4 in
Gardens Illustrated Country Life T: The New York Times Style Magazine The
World of Interiors and House & Garden . Andrew Montgomery has been a
photographer all his life. Based in London he began his career shooting portraits before
moving into lifestyle and narrative photography. His first book commission was Jasper Conran's
Country (2010) and more than 20 titles followed covering food travel and gardens and
working with acclaimed chefs and food writers as well several of the UK's leading garden
designers.
