This is the final Tulip Test Garden News Update for Spring 2020. Thank you to all of the Journey North gardeners – including many schools – who shared reports of emerging and blooming tulips! During these uncertain times, your enthusiasm for the return of spring and beautiful photos of tulips have spread joy throughout our Journey North community.

19 May 2020

Plant Tulips, Track the Seasons

This fall, people across the northern hemisphere are invited to plant Red Emperor tulip bulbs in Journey North Test Gardens to monitor seasonal change in a scientific way. Next spring, when plants emerge and bloom, gardeners will report their observations and data. One garden at a time, the relationship between climate, geography, and the arrival of spring is revealed.