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Planning for Spring Colour

Jul 30, 2025 · 21 min · Ep 2

Time to start planning for Spring Colour.

In today's episode of Big Garden Little Garden we talk colour and how to use it to create show-stopping, displays of tulips.

We also catch up about jobs we've been doing in our gardens and discuss an interesting aspect to prolonging the length of the Antirrhinum cutting season.

As promised, Geraldine has listed some Tulip Recipes below to match the named colour combinations that Claire discusses in the podcast.

She has also included a list of Double Tulips (Claire's favourite), as well as some suggested links to help get you started with tulip planning and purchasing.

Enjoy!

Golden hour

  1. Apricot Delight
  2. Angel's Wish
  3. Amazing Parrot
  4. China Town
  5. City of Vancouver
  6. Blushing Impression

Berry Tones

  1. Princess Irene
  2. Havran
  3. Couleur Cardinal
  4. Black Bean
  5. Ballerina
  6. Lilac Perfection

Carnival

  1. Mariette
  2. Orange Marmalade
  3. Crown Jewel
  4. Rococco
  5. Daydream
  6. Ballerina

Cool and Crisp

  1. Spring Green
  2. Green Star
  3. White Trumphator
  4. Concerto
  5. Exotic Emperor

Monochrome

  1. Ballerina
  2. White Trumphator
  3. Any Lily Flowered Tulip

Double Tulips

  1. Angelique
  2. La Belle Epoch
  3. Black Hero
  4. Amazing Grace
  5. Danceline

Suggested links:

https://www.mrmiddleton.com/

https://www.peternyssen.com/

https://www.tulipstore.eu/en/

https://www.farmergracy.co.uk/

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