Calling all Tulipa enthusiasts......

[Maggi Young]

I'd like to draw the attention of all Tulipa fans to a new website :

www.thetulipgallery.com

This gallery, packed full of tulip photos, has been set up by Jacques (John) Amand  of Amand International Bulbs who writes  in his introduction to the site :

"Over the years we have accumulated a large collection of tulip photos and thought it would be of interest to post a gallery of as many photos as possible, the aim being to show what was available in years past and how the tulip has developed in recent times.

The pictures have been taken in many gardens, including our own. We especially wish to thank the Bulb Museum in Limmen, Holland; the trade garden in Julianadorp, North Holland run by Arno Kroon; and of course the Keukenhof in Lisse for planting large numbers of cultivars each year enabling us to build this gallery. We plan to expand the gallery each year as more cultivars become available.

Many of the cultivars shown are sadly no longer grown commercially but may be available in very small numbers from historical collections. If anyone would like to obtain them we will try to source them. Many of the varieties shown are available from garden centres, mail order companies, and the like. Some may only be available provided a minimum quantity is ordered. Should anyone be interested in any of the cultivars shown, please e-mail us and we will send you information on availability and price.

Tulip cultivars were divided into 15 groups by the KAVB Royal General Bulbgrowers Association in their 1996 Classified List and International Register of Tulip Names. This list is now overdue for revision because of the many cultivars and numerous unusual types of tulips introduced since 1996. A list of the 15 groups is shown on the left. Click on 'All Groups' to see a representative of each group, or click on a group name to see members of the group and related information.

Eventually we hope to have more complete information on each tulip including the group, year of introduction, the height, colour and the raiser.
Jacques Amand "

If you have questions or wish to purchase any of the tulips, please contact John using this email infoATthetulipgallery.com          (replacing the AT with @ )

Hope you enjoy the site!

[Maggi Young]

Here's an example from the Tulip Gallery.... wonder if you can see why I chose this one? 
http://www.thetulipgallery.com/view/381

[Neil]

It reminds you of Chocolate

[Maggi Young]

Neil, you hooligan, am I so one-dimensional? 


No, no, it 's because one of our Westies, Lily, is a little star........ awwwwwwww

[Neil]

 

[Maggi Young]

It reminds you of Chocolate

 But, since you mention my obsessions.....     http://www.thetulipgallery.com/view/146
http://www.thetulipgallery.com/view/530
http://www.thetulipgallery.com/view/1011         

[Neil]

Black and White is nice,

Brown Sugar
Candy Prince
Christmas Sweet

[Maggi Young]

We should start a collection, Neil! 

[Neil]

Sorry had to stop and get Tracy's chocolate bar from the fridge.  That will teach for working late

Do you like Hot Pants?  But I should be careful about using Innuendo as  could get me in trouble, any way I have an alibi.  Any one fancy an Ice Cream, thats all I've got Scotch Lassie, I need Bloody Mary
 

[Lesley Cox]

Neil, you hooligan, am I so one-dimensional? 


No, no, it 's because one of our Westies, Lily, is a little star........ awwwwwwww
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I knew that.

[Boyed]

I found this website since it's appeared in the Internet and reccommended it to most of my colleagues to visit and study. Super project with superb pics, and very useful and helpful!!! I dreamt about such website!!! We even wrote to them asking about the possibilities of obtaining some rare cultivars, but they act as an intermediates and offer by quite higher prices: 3-4 times higher than the average price of historical tulips. But it is not that important taking into account the great work they do. I had the opportunity to see and enjoy the look of many rare cv-s, about which I new almost everything, but never saw how they look.

I especially enjoy the special beauty and exquisite shapes of Single Late (Breeder (the most beautiful and unique tulips of all, in my opinion), Darwin and Cottage) tulips.