We have reached the tulip-planting season. In theory all other bulbs should be planted by now, leaving tulips till last. In practice, few of us achieve or even aim for that. I still have some daffodils and crocuses to plant and although it is something I should definitely hurry up and get on with, any … Read more
Japanese authorities have chopped down more than 100,000 tulips to stop admirers gathering and spreading coronavirus. Typically, thousands of the bright flowers blanket fields in the city of Sakura, east of Tokyo, drawing tourists eager to glimpse them in full bloom. But as the country embraces social distancing measures to wrestle the epidemic, officials decided … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: See Holland’s tulips next spring with Adam Frost – join the star from TV’s Gardeners’ World on a great Dutch river cruise By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 Each spring, Holland’s famous bulb fields burst into bloom … Read more