Thursday, May 02, 2013

Tulip time is almost done - A Pic a Day in May #2

We have a few tulips on the property. The bulbs that were here when we bought the house are brilliant red. There are two or three clumps here and there; I've dug them up and moved them around a little over the years. Then there are these that I planted eight or nine years ago. They have dwindled in number, but we still get a few flowers each spring.

These were called "green tulips," but they're really white with a green stripe. I like them a lot.

I want to get some more fresh bulbs this fall and start some new tulip beds out in the back garden. I know where I want to put them, I just have to remember that I want them when the garden centers have them.

9 comments:

  1. These green tulips are brilliant, Walt. Never seen anything like them before. Wow!

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  2. Ooh, I like these tulips, too!
    Our tulips lasted longer than usual this year, because, though we've had lots of rainy days, we haven't had huge winds and heavy, pounding rainfalls.

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  3. We enjoyed our tulips a long time also, but they've been gone a couple of weeks now. We're waiting for sunshine here...

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  4. Have been wondering about the
    return of the hedge guys. Looking
    forward to photos. I like the
    tapered shape of those tulips,
    far more elegant than the usual
    "bowl."

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  5. I am still waiting for my tulips to open up . Hopefully sometimes next week as mother nature is smiling upon us this week - mid 20's C all week long and sunny.

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  6. I wish I could be like Star Trek and transport them to my backyard.

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  7. Tulips are such a treat!

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  8. I've never seen these striped tulips before now, either! Very attractive.

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  9. I guess one can never have too many flowers. We are currently enduring a fierce thunderstorm!

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