This season, it has felt particularly difficult to find motivation to create flower arrangements. While I have enjoyed picking and giving the flowers away, I just haven't been in the right frame of mind to try arranging them myself. When the 'Victoria's Secret' tulips finally started to open in the garden, I knew that this…
Continue reading ➞ Spring Bouquet: ‘Victoria’s Secret’ Parrot Tulips
Alright, I know that I haven't been keeping count how many times I've written it - but, I love parrot tulips. I don't know what it is about them, maybe the ruffled petals? When I first saw 'Amazing Parrot' tulips being grown online, I knew that they looked very promising. After ordering them for myself,…
Continue reading ➞ Spoiler Alert: ‘Amazing Parrot’ Tulip IS AMAZING!
Sometimes, photographing all of the flowers in the garden can be difficult. The weather simply would not cooperate this year when picking many of the tulips, and the 'Avignon Parrot' tulips were no exception. As you can see from the photo above, the heavy rains had really made a mess of several late season tulips.…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Avignon Parrot’ Tulips: Enormous Blooms!
When it comes to planning the spring garden, I always find myself struggling to decide which parrot tulips should and should not be planted. Customers and donation recipients seem to be very opinionated about them - either loving them or hating them. Though I love most varieties of parrot tulip, it seems that 'White Parrot'…
Continue reading ➞ In Bloom: ‘White Parrot’ Tulips
When I planted 'Rasta Parrot' tulips last fall, I really didn't know what to expect when they started to bloom. Much like most of the parrot tulips, they have these super unique frayed petals. This particular variety is made even more interesting due to their intense color. The photo above does a pretty good job…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Rasta Parrot’ Tulips: A Colorful Addition to the Cut Flower Garden
EDIT: These mystery tulip bulbs have since been identified. These are 'Dee Jay Parrot' tulips. I didn't order them, but they're still pretty nice. Thanks! Every once and awhile in the garden, it seems that I run into an imposter. I fear that this may be the case with last year's planting of 'Amazing Parrot'…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Amazing Parrot’ Tulips Are Not What I Expected… (‘Dee Jay Parrot’ Tulips)
Along with the daffodils, I planted a huge selection of tulip bulbs last fall. I had hoped that I would be able to make use of them in cut flower arrangements. Things definitely did not go according to plan. Still, I'm eager to share individual posts detailing each type that I grew. Today, I'm posting…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Cabanna’ Parrot Tulips: The First Tulips of the Season!
One of the biggest challenges of growing in a small space is finding the room to grow flower bulbs. While perennial bulbs, like daffodils, will require more thought. I generally can plant tulips anywhere, because I treat them as an annual which will be removed after bloom. This fall, I'm planting roughly 1500 tulips in…
Continue reading ➞ Trench Planting Tulips for Spring Cut Flowers
Last year, when in the process of planning the spring garden, I ordered some parrot tulips on a whim. I've grown parrot tulips before, but I did have a couple of varieties that are new to me this year. Included in these photos are Fantasy Parrot tulip (light pink), Weber's Parrot tulip (darker pink), and…
Continue reading ➞ In Bloom: Parrot Tulips
Hi Lovelies, First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for being so understanding about how slow I've been responding to comments across the internet universe lately. I've been doing a lot of traveling for work, and that means that most (more like all) of my recent posts have been pre-scheduled so that I knew…
Continue reading ➞ One of those “Picture” Updates
