DO you know anybody who doesn’t like tulips? I think it unlikely. The reasons for their popularity are easy to define: they are elegant of form, they are easy to grow and, come spring, they offer the first glimpse of rainbow colours in the garden.
Nature has a tactful way of refreshing our senses after the privations of winter. Snowdrops emerge first—bashful and muted of tone. When we are sated with the pureness of their chaste flowers, daffodils
