The Tulip Garden

Growing and Collecting Species, Rare and Annual Varieties

Polly Nicholson, Andrew Montgomery

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Phaidon Press Ltd
12 March 2024

Gardens (descriptions, history etc); Gardening: flowers

Tulips are one of the worlds most popular flowers, with over 2,500 varieties produced in the Netherlands each year. This spectacular book showcases a unique collection of rare and covetable tulips at Blacklands, the beautiful English country garden of tulip expert Polly Nicholson.

Combining the flowers rich cultural history with growing advice, Nicholson provides a comprehensive introduction to cultivating species, historic Dutch and English Florists tulips, and annual garden tulips. Featuring all types of tulip from wild, species tulips to old Dutch cultivars, as well as English Florists, and the ever popular annual garden tulips she also offers modern context and sensible and practical advice for gardeners, based on her personal horticultural experience.

Bringing to life varieties that date back to the 16th century, Nicholson demonstrates how these treasured bulbs and more modern varieties of these enchanting spring flowers can be grown today whether in herbaceous borders, naturalized in grass, in containers, gravel, meadow settings, or in the garden for cutting.

The Tulip Garden is an essential reference for tulip lovers, florists, and gardeners, but also, with newly commissioned photography by Andrew Montgomery, an inspirational resource, tapping into the zeitgeist for sustainable flowers and organic gardening, focussing one of the worlds most popular flowers, with over 2,500 different varieties registered and almost 2 billion bulbs produced in Holland each year.

By: Polly Nicholson
By (photographer): Andrew Montgomery
Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 270mm, Width: 205mm, Spine: 28mm
ISBN: 9781838667689
ISBN 10: 1838667687
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 12 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Specialist flower grower and tulip expert, Polly Nicholson is the owner of Bayntun Flowers in Wiltshire growers of organic flowers cultivated in walled gardens and a one-acre field at the foot of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire. Nicholson holds the National Collection of Tulipa (Historic) with Plant Heritage, and has featured on BBC Gardeners World, Radio 4, in Gardens Illustrated, Country Life, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, The World of Interiors, and House & Garden. Andrew Montgomery has been a photographer all his life. Based in London, he began his career shooting portraits before moving into lifestyle and narrative photography. His first book commission was Jasper Conrans Country(2010), and more than 20 titles followed, covering food, travel and gardens, and working with acclaimed chefs and food writers as well several of the UKs leading garden designers.

Reviews for The Tulip Garden: Growing and Collecting Species, Rare and Annual Varieties

'Polly’s passion for tulips is completely infectious and the enchanting sanctuary she has created for them beguiles and delights from every single page of this book. It will undoubtedly become the tulip lover’s bible and might well generate a twenty-first century episode of tulipomania. Welcome to a new addiction.' – Shane Connolly, floral designer and author 'One of the most beautiful and transporting books written. Polly has captured the beauty of the historical tulips as they were intended when they were at their height of fashion and desire. This is a must-have book!' – Arne Maynard, Garden Designer ‘[Nicholson] has gathered all her knowledge into The Tulip Garden, a book that breaks down the hugely complex groups and divisions of tulips into a luscious guide.' – The Telegraph ‘A kaleidoscope of tulips blooms in spring.’ – The New York Times 'Specialist organic grower Polly Nicholson shares her passion for these blooms' – House & Garden 'Expert grower [Nicholson] shares her secrets on raising the most rarefied tulips.’ – Gardenista