On another level, however, the success of the Keukenhof plantings is based on a gardener's skill and an artist's eye for detail. For despite a riot of colors and a fervent desire to display every type of bulb, this singular garden offers a wide variety of arresting vistas that range from the serene and delicate to the kicky and incandescent. Many of the techniques used at Keukenhof are actually quite simple and easily adaptable to home gardens. The reason is that bulbs are among the easiest of flowers to grow. You must plant with an eye to how the flowers will look when they bloom.
Bulbs are color.
If you put masses of color together, you achieve a more stunning effect. What makes a planting impressive from a distance might be sharp contrasts of color, or patterns of contrasting or complementary colors. Up close, the shape and textures of the flowers and leaves become important. Koster reminds that the height the plant will reach is an important consideration. Always plant low in front of high.