Tulipmania strikes again!

I may have been a rather late convert to the joys of growing tulips, but I am growing more each year and loving them.  I have got a couple of mixes and a couple of named varieties and the pleasure they are giving me as they unfurl a little more every day, is immense.  I have put one small tub of Single Early and Triumph mix outside the front door and above is one of the lovely flowers at the moment.

 The way the green flows into the pink is beautiful.

 There are quite a few fiery colours too (all jumbled together in the same pot, which shouldn't really work, but I think it does).

 How fabulous is this mix of red and yellow?  It almost doesn't look real.

 In tubs in the back garden, I have more mixes, featuring this beautiful pinky-red.

 Then, of course, there are my favourites, Ballerina, dried and saved from last year. I love the way the sun shines through the petals making the colour sing out.

Orange is not one of my favourite colours, but in tulips, I think it is wonderful.

The tulips enjoy the sun as much as we do and the fragrance from Ballerina is delicious when the flowers open.  I am sure there will be more tulip photos when some of the others which I planted this year are flowering.  A bright and beautiful splash of colour to celebrate Spring and Easter.