Review of tulips 2018 May 14

Fusilier in the meadow and in the bed in front of the mutabilis and in the Katherine Havemeyer bed has been very good. Plant more in those places. Not sure if there are two forms? Some not multi headed? Maybe those are the older ones reflowering.

Red Georgette flowering from early May is excellent. A large clump by Rosa mutabilis, and another in the north conservatory border, also in the S border in the "box quadrant".
Consider other multiheaded tulips. Red is good but there must be others.

Tulips need to be planted in groups of up to 10, two here and two there is not good enough.

The coloured viridiflora in the box quadrant is not so good.

Lily flowered tulips by the shed not so big as last year. Maybe cheaper bulbs? Aladdin excellent, then (I think) Ballade and Ballerina.
More could be planted: maybe 75 or so, then I could cut for the house. But 150 would not be too many....

Couleur cardinal in a tub with Antoinette and wallflower is fantastic.  CC and Antoinette flower at same time, actually CC is a little earlier but there is a big overlap. CC is also very good in the conservatory north border.

Is it White Triumphator or Purissima in a tub with Little Beauty? That works well too.

Species tulips in border at foot of willow trellis don't show up at all. If planting again, plant big tulips there.

Bakeri Lilac Wonder is a star in the "shelf" bed.  Just beginning to go over. Plant more. Also, consider planting small species tulips on the end near the steps, along with very low things like lambs lug.