From Grande Blanche Imperiale to Miss Molly Although the Netherlands through the centuries was and now still is the hyacinth bulb producer par excellence, today the largest collection of rare hyacinths in the world grows in an almost polder-like…
Jubilee of the venerable Wakefield Tulip Society, est.1836
On May 7 and 8 of this year a memorable event took place in Primrose Hall, Horbury,a little town near Wakefield in North England. It was not just the annual spring bulb show of the Wakefield and North of England…
Hortus Bulborum in Limmen gains overseas volunteer
The Holland-America Line The Hortus Bulborum in Limmen maintains a specialized collection of historical spring-blooming bulbs and is supported in these efforts in great measure by its volunteers. Most of these come from Limmen and its surroundings. A few live a…
Harvesting bulbs in traditional fashion
Hortus Bulborum volunteers still dig by hand It is an extremely busy time for bulb growers right now. The majority of tulips, hyacinths and Fritillaria have been dugged up in the past two weeks. Major bulb growers do the…