The Noble Tulip

by James Alexander-Sinclair It is time to order bulbs for next spring. In fact it has been that time for a while and I have rather failed to get round to it until now - efficiency and timekeeping are not always my strongpoints. I order lots of bulbs for different clients: everything from Crocus to Camassia and Tritelia to Tulips. Which brings us very neatly to the point of today’s blog - the noble Tulip. All Tulips...

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Today's photos are from Jeff Calton down in Tennessee

Today's photos are from Jeff Calton down in Tennessee . Jeff sent in these photos about 10 days ago. He said, "With most of the herbaceous plants now gone until next spring we have to sometimes search for color and beauty in the garden. There is plenty out there if you look closely. The intensified color, almost perfect geometry of some of the plants, the lacework of frost on the leaves--the winter face of the garden. So...get out there,...

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