I first started growing 'Amazing Grace' tulips last season when I planted a mix of bulbs from Dutch Grown called 'Peony Party.' True to that name, 'Amazing Grace' tulips produce enormous double peony-like blooms. Though I have shown this tulip on the blog before in various flower arrangements, I was unable to find a post…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Amazing Grace’ Tulips: Fluffly, Pink Double Blooms
In my quest to diversify the varieties of tulips that I grow in my garden this year, I added several cultivars that I thought had at least one interesting trait about them. The 'China Town' Viridiflora tulip was no exception to this - just look at those amazing variegated leaves! Though the leaves of the…
Continue reading ➞ ‘China Town’ Single Variegated Tulips
It seems that I have been searching for years for a nice pastel pink tulip. I've tried a wide range of varieties, and they nearly always being much darker than had been anticipated. When I grew 'Mango Charm' tulip this year, I had high hopes. In the catalog, the flower was pictured as a very…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Mango Charm’ Tulips: My New Favorite Single Tulip!
Now that we are well into the discussion of the various tulips that we grew in our enormous flower bulb trial this year, it's once again time to show you one of my favorites. 'Top Lips' tulip bulbs were actually quite difficult to find online. After seeing the beautiful combination of pink and white, I…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Top Lips’ Tulips: A New Garden Favorite!
In returning to my weakness for big, fluffy tulips - we arrive at the 'Belicia' double tulips. I've grown 'Belicia' tulips for a few years now, but for whatever reason, have never made a formal post about them here on the blog. Much like many of the other double tulips in my garden, I love…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Belicia’ Tulips: A Beautiful Pink Bunch of Flowers
Described on the website as a lily flowered tulip, I didn't quite know what to expect when the first 'Doll's Minuet' tulips began to open. I knew that they wouldn't look anything like the more traditional flowers that I always grow. However, I did not anticipate liking them so much! As you can see from…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Doll’s Minuet’ Tulip: A Colorful Flower, Dancing Its Way into the Garden
'Foxtrot' tulips are an ever popular variety of double bloom. Even before I started gardening, I remember seeing this variety being offered each fall at my local home improvement store. I nearly always plant 'Foxtrot' because it blooms so early, which is especially helpful for late March/early April flower arrangements and donations. As you can…
Continue reading ➞ In Bloom: ‘Foxtrot’ Double Tulip
I've grown 'La Vie' tulips twice now. Both times, they've looked completely different. Last growing season, the flowers were a very bright pink color. This time around, they're a gorgeous blend of pink, peach, and purple. Both are equally beautiful, but the experience has left to question which variety I received is actually the real…
Continue reading ➞ ‘La Vie’ Tulips: A Frustrating Beauty
Okay, being honest - I'm struggling! At the moment, I feel like I'm stuck in that weird part of the season. Since my space is limited, I don't grow many perennials. In the case of early spring, that means I don't have very much foliage and filler to work with. With armloads of tulips, I'm…
Continue reading ➞ Abstract Art: When the Colors Don’t Match…
Anyone who's been following along here on the blog or on YouTube, will know that I absolutely love pink flowers. More specifically, I love planting anything that straddles the line between pink and salmon. It was certainly no exception when I picked 'La Vie' double tulips to grow this spring. I thought the picture in…
Continue reading ➞ My New Favorite Pink: La Vie Double Tulips
