"I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June."
- L. M. Montgomery
It has to be said, I have had the most glorious collection of tulips this year than any that have ever been under my care! To my handful of readers in the Netherlands, I hope my photos will honor your wonderful contribution to the flower kingdom, and I thank you with all my heart!
Last fall, I planted a couple hundred or so of promising tulip bulbs with the thought that they would be like trumpets of color shouting "Spring is here!" to all that drove up our street. I was thrilled to see that the tulips exceeded my expectations in every way. I can't say there were throngs of people lined up to see their triumphant entry or even comment much on them, but I felt in my heart the tulips had brightened my neighbor's world as much as they have mine. How couldn't they, I mean really?
I love the feathery margins on the red tulips and the spirited striations on the yellow/red. And just to make sure they weren't missed they grew to a towering 32 inches tall! Oh, the glory of it all!
These sweet little pink tulips were blooming on Easter and were small and dainty. As they matured their petals filled out until they almost resembled a peony and deepened in color to a warm coral.
And just in case you were wondering, I have had tulips for over two months! In fact, they are just now on their way out, just in time for my other trustworthy flowers to take their turn in the sun (and rain). Each colorful tulip has given me so much joy and I found myself shamelessly hovered over their blossoms and beautiful thick green leaves (some of which were striped decadently in white), noticing every nuance of change through out their growing season . I will not even apologize for my tulip groupie-ness, they are my newest favorite flower and I unabashedly love them and put them right up there with my long-standing favorite, the bearded iris. Then of course there are the dazzlingly show-stopping colors, textures and variety of dahlias.. don't even get me started on roses...my new relationship with 'Ladies Mantle', and oh,my burgeoning love for the peony...
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