The Curious History of the Bulb Vase
Welcome... to "Glasses in Bloom"
The website is owned by Patricia Coccoris, a researcher and author living in Haarlem, Holland, the historical home of bulbs. Patricia's book, The Curious History of the Bulb Vase (ISBN: 9780956809612), examines the history of 300 years of bulb vases.
Price Reduction on the Book
The price of the book, The Curious History of the Bulb Vase, has now been reduced to £25 / €30.
Buy the book
Published by Cortex Design and available now. Price is now £25 / €30.
UK: Please visit the Cortex Design web site for prices and delivery to the UK or anywhere not mentioned below.
Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg) only, please contact Patricia
on [email protected]
Europe/USA/Canada: Please contact Cortex Design
The thing is...
There is a lot more to bulbs than planting them in the ground. Forcing the growth of virtually any bulb on water is something of an art form that is explained fully in Patricia's book.
Many surprises will be revealed here on this website, and even more are reserved for the book, of course!
What Bulbs?
The amount of bulbs that can be forced on water is amazing: hyacinth, muscari, tulips, crocus, daffodils, amaryllis, snowdrops, leucojum, iris, scilla, allium, and even acorns, radishes,avocado and sweet potatoes have all been grown successfully on glass and can give many days of pleasure.