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The Fairfield County Times - Growth Trends - Dec 1999
Blended Colors - Secret of Bulbs in Greenwich
Think tulips and you'll undoubtedly draw a sharp mental image of rows of gawky blossoms in brilliant colors that can be tolerated only in the season before more tasteful flowers come into bloom. They were sort of boring, kind of unsophisticated and easily skipped entirely.
Until Mr. Schipper came along. His business, Colorblends, changed the way we think of tulips. For every 60 mixtures that Mr. Schipper plants, there are 30 losers that the public never sees.
But there are 30 winners as well.
And all those winning Colorblends are destined to change the tide of tulip growing. Consider Celebration, an Impressionistic medley of red yellow and orange Darwin tulips. Artistic, riveting, and unlike anything the Joneses are apt to plant.
Home & Garden Guide 1999
If you've loved the way our entrance has looked these past few springs, then you'll want to indulge in our best kept secret - Colorblends! Our Holland grower has created some stunning combinations of Spring flowering bulbs we've featured in our display gardens. White Hot, as featured in our spring '98 entrance, is a dazzling combination of cherry red and creamy white tulips which slowly turns to pure white. With a mid season bloom time, this blend is an attention getter especially from a distance.
For a late season show stopper, Strike Me Pink is a spectacular color scheme of velvety maroon black and hot lavender pink tulips. They'll grow to 24" in height for a showy season finale!
Chicago Tribune - Mix it Up for Bright Tulip Display - Fall 1999
Tulips are easy. Combining them is hard. Third generation bulb seller Tim Schipper detected these difficulties when he took over the family's Connecticut wholesale company 15 years ago. "Somebody looking at tulip catalogs in the fall thinks, 'Oh I like purple and white together, that'll look great,' and then the two colors bloom two weeks apart," Schipper says. "They end up with two single color displays, which is cool, but not what they wanted." So Schipper set out to make some expert matches that team up tulip colors in stunning ways. The Colorblends Catalog is a shortcut for gardeners who want a fetching multicolored tulip display without spending a few years experimenting with matches of their own.
There's a set called Get Rhythm which pulls together tulips in white, lavender and maroon edged in white for a mid to late spring number that is elegant and snappy, like a Duke Ellington number.

Another musical match is Samba, also for mid to late spring bloom. Bold orange and nearly black tulips pair up for a sensuous tropical look.
Buried Treasure - The Indianapolis Star 1999
Colorblends is the only mail order catalog that mixes colors, textures and plant heights so that the flowers bloom simultaneously, according to company president Tim Schipper. This method is especially good for beginners who want a showy, lasting spring display without the headache of figuring out color combinations and bloom times.
For spring, Schipper recommends a popular combination called The Crusaders, a striking duo of bishop purple and cardinal red Darwin tulips that bloom simultaneously. Velvety maroon/black and hot pink tulips make up the Strike Me Pink combination, another popular color duo.
For those who prefer more subdued tones, he recommends Pink Cloud, a blend of baby pink and snow white peony-flowering tulips.
"There's a group out there going for lavenders," Schipper said. "But reds, yellows and oranges are really strong this year."
Colorblends - The 30-minute tulip garden - Editors Choice - Home & Garden
Take the guesswork out of mixing tulips for timing and color coordination. It's easy with the Cool Out bulb mix, which combines softly hued maroon, pink and white tulips - four varieties that bloom together in late spring.
The New York Times - Gardening
Planting Bulbs? The more the Merrier
Although the one-of-a-kind bulb planting does have its place in the garden scheme of things, the trend now is to plant different bulbs in close proximity so that there is a multifaceted display of flower types and colors. The choice might be yellow daffodils that contrast with the blues of hyacinths.
The trick, of course, is to select varieties of bulbs that will bloom at the same time. This sort of planning can be tricky, but bulb catalogues and design books will be of great help. Also, much depends on what bulbs are available either through the catalogue pages or bulb sale bins at garden centers.
One bulb merchant has already done this sort of homework and come up with groupings of bulbs that are called Colorblends.
Tim Schipper of Schipper & Co in Greenwich, Conn., advocates orchestrating spring in the garden by planting timed coordinated collections that are known to bloom together.
Here are some of the offerings that Schipper & Company have worked out.
The combinations carry whimsical names such as Whink, a duo of pink and white lily-flowering tulips;
Cool Out, which includes four varieties of tulips with flower colors in maroon, textured white and peony pinks. Then there is Colorblends Wins Award!

The Colorblends Catalog received the "Quill & Trowel Award" for 1997 for excellence in garden writing and communications from the Garden Writers Association of America.

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