Before starting my own garden, I had never been too impressed by tulips. I had never seen them growing in real life, and the bunched bouquets from the supermarket certainly left a lot to be desired. Fortunately, I've definitely had a change of heart. Since all of my tulips will eventually be used in flower…
Continue reading ➞ In Bloom: ‘World Peace’ Single Tulips
With such limited space in the garden, it is very seldom that I select single tulip to grow. However, I had to make an exception for the 'Bella Blush' tulip - because it was pink! In my constant search for pastel pink flowers, I knew immediately that I wanted to give this cultivar a try.…
Continue reading ➞ In the Garden: ‘Bella Blush’ Single Tulips
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
Like so many other times, I was first drawn to order 'Apricot Foxx' tulip when the online photos promised beautiful soft pastel colored flowers. This spring, I waited eagerly for them to open. Much to my surprise, I was greeted with this really odd pink-orange color - the likes of which I have never seen…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Apricot Foxx’ Tulips: Still Looking for the Perfect Pastel Single Tulip
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!
Until this very moment, I hadn't really thought about it - but very few flower arrangements that I've seen online are yellow. I wonder why it is that some things simply fall out of style. The more I learn and begin to play with arranging flowers, the more I realize that almost any color can…
Continue reading ➞ Bright Yellow Tulip Jar Posies
