Also known as parrot tulips, these bulbs are identifiable by their serrated petals that add a softness to their appearance. I was fortunate enough to visit a Dutch grower's nursery during my visit ...

Owner John Bos Jr., aka Farmer John, plants about 100,000 tulip bulbs each season, and this year has more than 65 varieties, according to a post on the business’s Facebook page. Dutch Hollow ...

In the 17th Century the Dutch went mad trading tulip bulbs in the hope they could make a massive profit. But was Tulip Mania - a parable of greed compared to the recent heavy investment in the ...

In February that year, bulb wholesalers gathered in Haarlem, a day's walk west of Amsterdam, to find that nobody wished to buy. Within a few days, Dutch tulip prices had fallen tenfold.