The DutchGrown Blog

Romantic Flowers Are Having a Moment: The Spring Bulbs to Plant in Autumn
You have probably noticed it. On television, in wedding bouquets, in garden photography and all over the corners of the internet where people share their favourite outdoor spaces: the romantic...
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Interview with Gardener & Designer Emily Tasker from England
We’re delighted to introduce Emily Tasker, who many of you may know from Instagram as @my_cotswold_garden. We recently sat down with her for a special interview to talk all things...
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How To Get A Daffodil Spring Garden?
Imagine the joy of seeing your garden come alive with Daffodils after a long winter. In addition to being beautiful to look at, Daffodils are easy to grow, making them...
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5 Easy-To-Grow Pink Flowers For Your Garden
Adding a touch of pink to your garden can infuse it with warmth, elegance, and charm. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, incorporating pink flowers into your...
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10 Best Spring Ground Covers
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
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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Garden Bulb Mixtures
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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Red Tulips
Red is the colour of stop lights, emergency buttons and blood and is also to be found in flowers of many dramatic tulips. Red tulips signal the start of spring...
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Black Tulips
Black tulips have been the holy grail of tulip breeders for centuries. It is rather like what you don’t have yet is what you want, just like a blue rose...
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Naturalising Daffodils in Grass
It is easy to grow daffodils in grass; through the lawn or meadow areas of your garden. Naturalised daffodils, in the true sense of the word, are the wild species...
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How I Use Bulbs in My Garden
Bulbs play an important part in the gardens I design, but maybe the way I use them in my own garden will help other gardeners make a plan for their...
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Wake Up Your Garden With very Early Flowering Bulbs
At the end of winter the garden begins to wake up and one of its greatest pleasures is the appearance of tiny bulbs that seem to spring out of the...
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