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Tulip

Tulip

by Clay Perry (Photographer), Liz Dobbs (Author), Liz Dobbs (Author), Clay Perry (Photographer)

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    Hardcover 2002

    $3.40
Synopsis

Tulips are the mainstay of the spring garden, and are more popular today than ever before. With a huge range of varieties and vibrant colours covering the whole spectrum, they never fail to make an impact. Tulip brings together for the first time beautiful portraits of over 70 tulips from a private collection in Holland and advises how to buy, cultivate, and care for this stunning flower.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 104
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Published: 08 Mar 2002
ISBN 10: 1903845491
ISBN 13: 9781903845493

Media Reviews
Captures the appeal of the tulip for both the enthusiast and the amateur gardener: illustrated with over 80 examples from a unique never-seen-before private collection. Following on from daffodils and crocus, tulips announce the onset of spring. In all their vibrant colours they seem to shout out their lust for life after the long dark days of winter. Whether grown as spring bedding, as container plants or as part of a well established border, their variety of colour and form offers a wide scope of choice to complement existing schemes. From their earliest history in Central Asia and Turkey, through the insane tulipomania of the 1600s in Europe, they have maintained their popularity and are one of the top selling bulbs in the UK. The Dutch never lost interest in them and currently produce more than 3 billion bulbs a year, two thirds for export. Indeed it is from the Dutch Cees Breed collection that the tulips in this book have been chosen. Beautifully photographed by acclaimed photographer Clay Perry, Liz Dobb's book offers a sumptuous feast of this multi-varied genus. From the diminutive species to the blowsy hybrids produced after centuries of breeding, they are all attractively presented to whet the appetite. Stately lily-flowered tulips such as Maytime , intense Halcro , tiny Lilac Wonder . The quirky parrot-flowered tulips and viridifloras suitable for the most contemporary of gardens or for those who like their originality. From the earliest Brilliant Star (the Christmas Tulip) to the late-flowering Mount Tacoma , there is an abundance of choice for whichever spring month their vivid hues are required. The book ends on the practicalities of selecting, planting, uses and general cultivation be it for a permanent planting or as temporary bedding. This is an invaluable reference guide for both the novice and professional offering a huge range of both species and cultivars to spice up next Autumn's planting.
Author Bio
Liz Dobbs worked at Gardening Which? magazine for 11 years, researching, testing and writing about every aspect of gardening. She is now a gardening writer and consultant, and has written 5 books on a variety of gardening topics, including Successful Shrubs, Successful Perennials and Growing Your Own Vegetables. Her monthly column in Garden Inspirations magazines provides solutions to readers' practical gardening problems and she also writes for the new gardening website greenfingers.com. Author location: Oxted, Surrey Cees Breed first won a prize for his tulips as a 15 year-old and has been growing tulips for over 50 years. He is a member of the Tulip Committee of the Royal Dutch Bulb Grower's Association and has been a member of the RHS Narcissus and Tulip Committee. Location: Holland