Each year, from April until mid May, the gardens of Arundel Castle in West Sussex explode with colour as the Tulip Festival provides one of the country\u2019s most spectacular floral extravaganzas. Words Camilla Swift, photographs Rachel Warne <\/p>

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Vast terracotta pots<\/a> line the Italianate terrace in the Collector Earl\u2019s Garden, containing 4,000 Tulipa<\/em> \u2018Pink Impression\u2019 underplanted with forget-me-nots<\/a>. In the middle of each pot, a Fritillaria imperialis<\/em><\/a> \u2018Maxima Lutea\u2019 cleverly mimics the agave leaves on top of the urns, expertly gilded by the Duchess of Norfolk and a friend.<\/p>\n
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Box parterres in the Kitchen Garden with a vibrant profusion of tulips \u2018Apeldoorn\u2019s Elite\u2019 and \u2018Beauty of Apeldoorn\u2019. Pots of \u2018Purple Prince\u2019 provide contrasting full stops en route. Behind is a mix of \u2018White Dream\u2019, \u2018Annie Schilder\u2019, \u2018Don Quichotte\u2019 and \u2018Purple Dream\u2019.<\/p>\n
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A fiery Darwin Hybrid mix picks out the curves in the grass labyrinth in the Collector Earl\u2019s Garden.<\/p>\n
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\u00a9 Rachel Warne<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nTulipa\u00a0<\/em> \u2018Apeldoorn\u2019 flourishes on the grassy castle ramparts. Reliably perennial<\/a>, this red Darwin Hybrid contrasts brilliantly with the white Narcissus<\/em><\/a> \u2018Thalia\u2019.<\/p>\n
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Drifts of tulips thread through the herbaceous borders, the colour palette shifting to reflect the moods in different areas of the garden. Here cultivars include \u2018Purple Dream\u2019, \u2018Ang\u00e9lique\u2019 and \u2018Curly Sue\u2019.<\/p>\n
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A sea of bright colour temporarily swamps what will soon return to being the Wildflower Garden. Tulips include \u2018Passionale\u2019, \u2018Mistress\u2019, the almost-black \u2018Paul Scherer\u2019 and \u2018Bastogne\u2019. This year the area will boast 8,000 bulbs, with a border of forced-blue irises circling the hut.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s more on planting<\/a> tulip displays<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
USEFUL INFORMATION<\/strong> Address<\/strong> Arundel Castle & Gardens, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AB. Tel<\/strong> 01903 882173. Website<\/strong> arundelcastle.org<\/a> The castle and gardens re-open on 1 April 2017. The Tulip Festival runs from April to mid May. Admission<\/strong> from \u00a311.<\/p>\n
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