Kelly Murphy's life as a tulip farmer is pretty routine - up at dawn, off to work, lather, rinse, repeat. But everything changes one sun-washed summer with two dramatic homecomings: Griffith Burnett - Tulpen Crossing's prodigal son, who's set his sights on Kelly - and Olivia, her beautiful, wayward and, as far as Kelly is concerned, unwelcome sister. Tempted by Griffith, annoyed by Olivia, Kelly is overwhelmed by the secrets that were so easy to keep...

"The infinite charms of species tulips have long been appreciated by specialists and collectors, and now gardeners are awakening to their value as garden plants. A detailed chapter on geography describes the hillsides, gorges, and steppes of Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia that are home to species tulips and provide clues to their cultivation needs in the garden. Further chapters relate the history of tulips, describe their botany, explain...

Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to...

Ludlow the flower bulb is reluctant to grow up

In Holland in the 1600s, a birthday gift of eight precious tulip bulbs is traded into livestock, furniture, and a valuable painting