Friday 24 April 2015

Tulips everywhere!

Well, perhaps the title of this post is a slight exaggeration, but lots of tulips will feature in this post.  The one above is in a pot at the front door, in a single mix and is a delicate pale peach/apricot.  I really enjoy seeing what is in the mix, but the downside is that if you particularly like one of the flowers, it is quite difficult to find out what it is, without doing lots of research.
This is the large tub which featured before but which only had purple and white tulips at that time.  As you can see, other more fiery colours have joined the display now.
 These are hiding at the back, but I thought they deserved a photo by themselves.  The browny/pink one has a very unusual colour combination.
 My favourite bright orange (and scented) Ballerina tulips.  However, there seem to be some reds in there too.  I don't think I mixed them up when I planted them, so perhaps this is an unintentional mix provided by the tulip bulb company.
 Here is dark purple Ronaldo with paler pink Don Quichotte.  I like this combination.
 These are supposed to be perennial bulbs, so once they have finished, I'll save them and replant them.
This Ballerina tulip is in the border and is either one or two years old.
For anyone who has had a surfeit of tulips (which is not possible for me, but perhaps you may not be such a big fan as I am), here is a self-seeded cerinthe which I rescued last autumn (it was growing where the new shed was going to be and I wanted to save it from being squashed).  It has grown well and rewarded me with lovely early flowers.  Bees buzzing around have also been pleased to find it  (its common name is honeywort).

8 comments:

  1. Lovely tulips of so many different colours!

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    1. Thanks, Poirot. I would have more, but don't think I could squeeze more pots in! They are lovely and brighten up wherever they are placed.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. Love your tulips, I just can't grow any, but just said to hubby, next year I will grow them in tubs, inspired by you.

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    1. Thanks, Marlene. It is always so lovely to encourage more tulip growing. The great thing about them being in pots/tubs is that you can move them around wherever you want them. I have found them to be really easy to grow and have managed to keep some going over one or two years. Monty Don had a good idea too - grow them in pots, then the next year, grow them just for cutting. I may well do that. Here's to some lovely tulips in your garden next year.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  3. Your Tulips are gorgeous. I can't grow them, not even in pots, I have wasted so much money trying.

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  4. Thanks, Toffeeapple. I am enjoying the colours provided by the tulips at the moment. I'm sorry to hear your tulip growing hasn't been successful. I planted my older bulbs in the borders last year and not that many seem to have grown, although there are a few in bud. I have decided to have more Ballerina next year - both the colour and fragrance are lovely!
    Best wishes
    Ellie

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  5. Can never have too many tulip photos. Love seeing them all flowering so beautifully. I'm sure your garden is looking lovely.

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    1. Thanks, linny. You're obviously a person after my own heart when it comes to tulips! Bits of my garden (the ones with tulips in them) are indeed looking lovely.
      Have a good week
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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