In an attempt to try new varieties of tulip this year, I ordered several tulip mixes. One mix featured 'Renown Unique' and 'Glamour Unique' tulips. The 'Glamour Unique' tulips are the very interesting yellow flowers that are featured in this post. 'Glamour Unique' tulips have many of the same excellent growth habits as their same-named…
Continue reading ➞ In Bloom: ‘Glamour Unique’ Double Tulips
For a period of about 4 days this spring, my garden was absolutely washed with rain. Without doubt, this long period of time took its toll on my tulip bed. As you can be see from the photo above, very few flowers were actually able to withstand the less than ideal weather. During that time,…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Bowl of Beauty’ Tulips: The Perfect Pastel Yellow Double Tulip
I had been wanting to try growing 'Akebono' tulips for years. For whatever reason, they never seemed to make my 'final list' when the time to order came. It is for this reason, that I was really eager to seem them open this spring. Though most of the photos that I've seen online show 'Akebono'…
Continue reading ➞ In Bloom: ‘Akebono’ Double Tulips
After a quick search here on the blog, I found that I last grew 'Charming Beauty' tulips way back in 2016. Though it had been several years since I had last planted this bulb, I remembered enjoying its color. As you can see from the photos here, 'Charming Beauty' tulip is bright and beautiful. Though…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Charming Beauty’ Double Tulips: A Truly Glowing Garden Flower
With so many larger flowers in the garden, it's sometimes easy to forget the little ones. Pansies are one of my absolute favorite spring flowers. Often among the first things to bloom, I even had pansies opening in January this year. Last fall, I ordered the 'Victorian Posy' pansy mix from Renee's Garden. Though the…
Continue reading ➞ Le Petite Fleur: Little Jam Jars Full of Flowers
