Hyacinth on Richmond vase

 

 

Patricia Coccoris, author of The Curious History of the Bulb Vase

NEWS

NEW PAGE (Articles)
An article written by Patricia in the March 2013 issue of Homes & Antiques magazine. The other was written by Tovah Martin, with input from Patricia.

NEW PAGE (Stockists)
The who and where about buying the book.

Review of the book in The Plantsman, the RHS's authoritative magazine.

Exhibition at Boerhaave Museum in Leiden, an exhibition that features Patricia's bulb vases and will run from Oct to May.

HISTORY

Report on Patricia's talk to The Glass Circle.

Latest findings and updates can now be viewed from the 'additions' link.

Exhibition at the NEC Birmingham: 13-17 June.

Visit to Henk Helmantel: 5 June 2012: A personal visit to present a copy of the book to the famous Dutch artist.

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The Curious History of the Bulb Vase

The Curious History of the Bulb VaseWelcome... to "Glasses in Bloom"

The web site is owned by Patricia Coccoris, a researcher and author living in Haarlem, Holland, the historical home of bulbs. Patricia's new book, The Curious History of the Bulb Vase (ISBN: 9780956809612), examines the history of 300 years of bulb vases in Great Britain.

Buy the book

Published in March 2012 by Cortex Design and available now.

Price is £38 or €45, plus postage and packing.
For delivery within the UK, please visit the Cortex Design web site):

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Please e-mail Cortex Design for orders outside Europe.

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 have all been grown successfully on glass and can give many days of pleasure.