Tulips are for me like a box of jewels, hidden away until spring sun and rain coax them up, then bursting into color throughout the garden. As a professional gardener, I plant tulip bulbs every year.

I felt a little defensive when my Southern Living editor asked me to talk about short tulips. I, too, am height-challenged. But as someone with family roots in the Netherlands, I feel it is my duty to ...

Starting in March, the first blooms appear in many places, and entire fields transform into a sea of tulips. Especially in ...