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An AI Robot Is Spotting Sick Tulips

An AI Robot Is Spotting Sick Tulips

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Apr 26, 2024

In the Netherlands, where fields of tulips have always been a colourful part of spring, there's a surprising new twist. Robots are joining the party! Every year, the flowers come...

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New Tulip Variety Named After King Charles III Unveiled at Keukenhof

New Tulip Variety Named After King Charles III Unveiled at Keukenhof

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Apr 25, 2024

In a ceremonial event at the Keukenhof Gardens, Joanne Roper, the British Ambassador to the Netherlands, had the honour of naming a new tulip variety: the Tulipa 'King Charles III'.This...

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How to Save Tulip Bulbs for Next Season
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How to Save Tulip Bulbs for Next Season

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jun 17, 2022

Most gardeners treat their tulips as annuals and purchase new bulbs every year. However, you might want to save your tulip bulbs for next season but are unsure whether this is possible

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Do Tulips Spread and Multiply?
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Do Tulips Spread and Multiply?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jun 07, 2022

It is almost guaranteed that a spring garden will have at least one variety of tulip on display, after all, tulips are the most common sign of spring. Although they...

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Do Tulips Return Every Year?
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Do Tulips Return Every Year?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Jun 07, 2022

Tulips are arguably the most popular autumn planted flower bulb and the most recognisable sign of spring. Due to the vast variety of colour, shape, and size on offer most...

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Why Tulips Droop and How to Stop it
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Why Tulips Droop and How to Stop it

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Apr 26, 2022

Drooping tulips can be a massive problem to gardeners, creating a depleted look rather than a colourful, joyful spring garden. But why do tulips droop and how can we stop...

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The Truth About Off-Season Tulip Bulbs
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The Truth About Off-Season Tulip Bulbs

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Apr 04, 2022

For the impatient gardeners amongst us, having to wait until Autumn to buy tulip bulbs can feel akin to torture. But there’s a very good reason for holding tight and...

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10 Best Spring Ground Covers
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10 Best Spring Ground Covers

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Feb 01, 2022

Sometimes individual flowers just aren’t enough. In this blog we present the 10 best ground covering flower bulbs to change your garden from blah to beautiful.

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A Bulb Planting Plan
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A Bulb Planting Plan

Posted by Michael King on Jun 15, 2021

This planting plan shows just how to go about setting out different types of bulbs throughout an existing mixed border. The aim is to give a continuous display from early...

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What to do with Tulip and Daffodil bulbs after they have finished flowering?
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What to do with Tulip and Daffodil bulbs after they have finished flowering?

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on May 06, 2021

Spring has sprung and your bulbs have all bloomed, now what? What should you do with your Spring-flowering daffodils and tulips once they have finished flowering? Well, there are a...

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Garden Bulb Mixtures
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Garden Bulb Mixtures

Posted by Michael King on Apr 29, 2021

There are two good reasons why you might want to plant mixtures of bulbs in your garden borders. Instead of clumps of a single variety of bulb you may want...

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THE BEST PLACE TO BUY TULIP BULBS
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THE BEST PLACE TO BUY TULIP BULBS

Posted by Ben Rotteveel on Apr 19, 2021

Tulips come in myriad shapes, styles and colours and enliven any bed, border, garden, pot or container with their vibrant shades and beautiful forms. Planted alone or alongside other Autumn-planted...

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