A true staple of spring. Tulips are one of the most popular bulbous perennials in the British garden. With fresh green foliage, amazing colours and shapes, Tulips will brighten up any garden and provide weeks of cheerful blooms. In honour of our fashion-forward customers, we have narrowed down the latest trend setting Tulips to help inspire you before you shop in time for bulb planting season!
Complimentary Colours
Use complimentary colours to create a spring garden scheme full of maximum contrast, resulting in dynamic and exciting displays with a more primal intensity.
Black/Pink partner collection
These excellent Triumph Tulips make the most dramatic display. Their wonderful blend of cherry-pink (Don Quichotte) and deep purple (Black Knight) are a real sight to behold in beds and borders.
Royal Wedding Collection
A perfect early Tulip pairing. This electric combination of vibrant orange (Princess Irene) and rich purple tones (Purple Prince) will kick off the spring season with a riot of colour.
Green Star/Dolls Minuet
Bring elegance to your garden with these fluted Tulips. The magenta red flowers of Dolls Minuet alongside the stunning green flushed, white blooms of Green Star create a showstopping spring display.
Fresh & Modern
Calming cool colours recede and blur the boundaries so can be used effectively to make an area feel bigger as well as fresh and modern. Get this look with these new additions to our range.
Honeymoon
Beauty and class all in one Tulip. These pure white blooms with delicately fringed edges will brighten up any spring garden when planted in pots or the border. Why not even plant them in groups for a sea of gleaming white flowers?
Shiun
A stylish Triumph Tulip. Producing showy cream and violet edged blooms, this variety will bring a touch of rich colour to the garden. Perfect for borders or containers, or you can even cut the blooms as part of a beautiful indoor display.
Harbour Lights
Producing unusual, feather-like blooms, this outstanding double Tulip is a great feature for an eye-catching display. These bright white flowers will shine in the spring garden, whether they are planted in the border or in pots.
Colour Schemes
We’ve scoured the internet to find you the latest trends for your spring-flowering displays. Here are our favourite floral inspirations to liven up and shape your tulip displays this spring.
Tropical
Bring vibrant orange, sunny yellow and fresh green shades to the garden to create a tantalizing tropical look bursting with exciting colours.
Spring Sunshine
Yellow is a colour which shines like the sun and makes days that little bit brighter. Yellow flowers are a great way to express joy and positivity, so here are our favourite yellow bloomers to enjoy this spring.
Pretty Pastels
In a garden space intended for peace, quiet and relaxation, pastels are the perfect garden colour scheme this spring. Pastel flowers look beautiful in bright sunlight, but also stand out in shade gardens and can brighten up especially dark areas.
Planting Partners 🌷
Although Tulips look spectacular when planted alone in drifts, they can also look amazing when combined with other spring-flowering bulbs. Here are some beautiful combination ideas that you can replicate in your own garden!
Muscari
Top picks:
Muscari Armeniacum
This award-winning Muscari is a great companion for Tulips for creating a layered display of textured blooms. These electric blue perennials not only look beautiful, but they’re fragrant too!
Muscari Cupido
A pretty pastel blue and white Muscari. Their colour looks lovely when planted in beds and borders around any colour of Tulip. Also, the more Muscari you plant, the more fragrance you get!
Narcissi
Top picks:
Narcissi katie heath
Bring sweet fragrance to your Tulip displays with this gorgeous Triandus Narcissi. Producing up to two flowerheads per stem, enjoy double the amount of their creamy white petals surrounding frilled apricot cups.
Tulip Verandi/Narcissus Falconet
We’re making gardening this autumn easier for you with this brilliant pairing. The bold red Tulips alongside the vibrant yellow Narcissi create a glowing display.
Pansies
Top Picks:
Pansy ocean breeze
Pansies are the perfect plant for filling in gaps in the border to create a stunning sea of colour. This mix of soft blue and violet Pansies make a striking combo when planted with warm orange and yellow Tulips.
Pansy Raspberry Sundae Mix
An exceptionally colourful mixture of strawberry pink, red, purple and white Pansies. Add a flush of romance to your spring displays by pairing these charming flowers alongside pink, white or red tulips.