Even though it is very mild for the time of year, I decided that I needed to plant my tulips for next Spring. It is a positive thing to do, as it shows that eventually Winter will end (although it hasn't started yet...) So, I set to and planted my tulips in pots and tubs. This year, I have bought:
Princess Irene (the first four photos are from Peter Nyssen's website), to continue my enjoyment of orange in the garden...
Tulip Negrita which is supposed to be slightly fragrant...
Tulip China Pink which looks very elegant..
and Tulip Ronaldo which I have grown before and is a lovely deep purple/black.
Tulip Upstar (photo from vanengelen) was part of my Seasons swap gift, and these have gone into a pot at the front door.
Of course, I have planted more Ballerina, because it is my favourite tulip and it is beautifully scented. (I haven't got any Red Shine this year - you can see one sneaking into the photo above from my tulips last Spring).
The mild weather is encouraging some plants to keep flowering. Above is Rose Blue Eyes (more purple than blue, it has to be said, but very pretty nonetheless), flowering away last week.
You are going to have many beautiful flowers to look forward to! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy. I hope my garden will be colourful in the Spring (seems a long way away at the moment, doesn't it?) I do enjoy bulb planting at this time of year.
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Ellie
Woo Hoo. Planning for Spring is such an exciting (and expensive and back-breaking) time. Isn't it hard to narrow it down to the ones you HAVE to have each year?
ReplyDeleteThanks, EC. It is really difficult to choose only the ones you have room for. Ballerina is one that I will always have to have, despite the lack of space. I have saved the bulbs from last year which are waiting to be replanted, but I am not exactly sure where I can shoe-horn them into the packed full borders! I will have to try though...
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Ellie
When it's spring your garden will look like tulip Paradise; all so beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice thing to look forward to, isn't it?
Lots of love from Mirjam.
Thanks, Mirjam. I hope the tulips will do well and be better than the photos from the website! It is lovely to watch them grow in Spring. I am hoping to see whether the bulbs I saved from last year will flower again too, but first I need to plant them somewhere in the borders, which will be interesting as there is no space!
DeleteOh for a slightly larger garden!
Best wishes
Ellie
I love tulips. When we move (whenever that is), I want loads of them dotted about my new garden.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sally. I would love to have space for more, but I make the most of the pots and tubs. Some of my saved tulips bulbs from this year are starting to grow so I need to find them somewhere in the border - a shoehorn might be required!
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Ellie