I just wanted to show you how those tulips end...
They're chopped!!!
It's so tragic to see. But remember, this fall you can buy these bulbs and have beautiful tulips in your own garden next Spring.
This is a great shot! I knew that's what they did and I know that I am supposed to do the same with my tulips, but I have a hard time leaving the stems and leaves sitting there empty. I've seen gardens where people bend them over and "staple" them to the ground with wires. Maybe they feel it's more aesthetic than bare stems...
Great shot - so that's the process! I suppose I always knew they were bulb fields, not flower fields but does looks like a battlefield. Is there such a thing as tulipcide.
Very interesting (and great shot!). So we don't chop the leaves because they give strength to the bulbs, but I don't know who chops off the heads of tulips. I will need to explore this! Wonderful photos Geertje!
I am gutted to see that; last year I saw just the same sight on Texel, and it was like mass murder! I am not normally keen on tulips, but seeing them "native" in your country is the best place to view and appreciate them.
