No tulips, no, but... "I have roses and lavender, marigolds and pansies... those are in the garden. In the greenhouse I have monkshood and foxglove, chrysanthemums and delphiniums, alkanet and cornflower... I, I have herbs too, many more herbs than anything else. Most of what I grow is useful in more than one way, whether to be pretty or to be food or medicine or even to use as ink or dye." Talking about his plants increased the animation in his face and voice, making him sound more confident and less diffident.