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DOUBLE TULIPS IN THE SPRING

Discover the Beauty of Double Tulips addition to any sunny spot
By Melinda Myers in the landscape.
Celebrate the National Garden Check out Longfield
Bureau’s Year of the Tulip in a big way Gardens article (longfield-
by planting double flowered tulip gardens.com/article/
varieties this fall for a showy display tulips-by-bloom-time) for
next spring. Flower arrangers love the a list of tulips by bloom
big bold blossoms that resemble peonies time. Then make your
and you’ll love their impressive blooms selections so you can
in your garden and containers. enjoy six weeks or more
Start and end the tulip season with of tulip blooms in your
these beautiful spring-flowering bulbs. spring garden.
Plant double tulips in small informal Be sure to order early Tulip Margarita isan early-blooming Early Single Tulip Flor with Muscari
clusters of seven or more bulbs scattered for the greatest selection of tulip and tulip variety that produces stunning deep Armeniacum
throughout your gardens. Or combine other spring bulb varieties. For best purple to violet double blossoms. Photos by Longfield-Gardens.com
them with other types of tulips, spring results, purchase large firm bulbs from a
flowering bulbs and perennials. And be reliable source and store them in a cool
sure to add extras to enjoy as cut flowers. dark place until you are ready to plant.
Plant the early-blooming variety Grow tulips in a sunny or partially
Margarita with grape hyacinths for shaded location with good drainage.
multiple layers of color and fragrance. Keep in mind those shady spots in the
These violet-purple double tulips are landscape may provide sufficient sunlight
ideal for perennial gardens and after they for your tulips in spring before the trees
bloom, the perennials will help mask the leaf out.
declining bulb foliage. Add even more Wait for the soil to cool to begin
impact by pairing them with other early- planting. This is usually mid to late fall
flowering pink and red tulips. after a hard frost and before the ground
Turn up the heat with the warm tones freezes. Place the bulbs 4 to 5 inches apart
of honey-gold, apricot and peach found in on center and about 6 to 7 inches deep in
Foxy Foxtrot. This tulip looks great when properly prepared soil with good
paired with purple, pink and even red drainage. Add a low nitrogen, slow
flowers. Like other doubles, it makes a release fertilizer and water thoroughly.
great cut flower. Then relax and enjoy your fall garden
Enliven the spring garden with double and all the beauty winter brings as you
tulip Monte Orange. Its brilliant wait for the eruption of color in your
tangerine blossoms have a sunny yellow garden and containers next spring. www.nbynews.com
center and the flowers get even showier
as they mature. Combine this variety Melinda Myers has written more than 20
with yellow daffodils for greater impact gardening books, including Small Space Refreshed for the
and a longer display. Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses How
Fill in the mid-spring garden with to Grow Anything DVD series and the
some classic Darwin Hybrid tulips such as nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Smart & Savvy Adult
Blushing Apeldoorn, Apricot Impression Moment TV & radio segments. Myers is a
and Ad Rem. columnist and contributing editor for Birds &
Then create a grand finale of blooms by Blooms magazine and was commissioned by Don’t want to wait for the mail?
planting a few of the late spring double Longfield Gardens for her expertise to write
tulips. Include Crme Upstar with its this article. Myers’s web site
sweetly fragrant pastel blooms that is www.melindamyers.com. Email Subscriptions Available
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designer collection of double late tulips. For Seniors, By Seniors, About Seniors
The Parade of Pink Mix includes four Older Adults offer more to
varieties of fragrant double late tulips in the world each and every day
white, pink, rose and magenta. in many different ways. Check It Out!
Say a cheery goodbye to spring with Share your knowledge,
the Yellow Pomponette/Sun Lover your experiences, your
combination. These double late tulip compassion and contribute to www.nbynews.com
varieties pair lemon yellow with blood making this country the best
orange and together they make a nice place to live.

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