It's time for my favourite flower of all, the tulip, to burst forth in the garden.......I know in warmer climes you will have been enjoying them for a couple of weeks (head over to Jane Brocket's blog for some floral eye candy, she is the Queen of Tulips!) but we have to wait a bit longer in Scotland. Today I spied a couple of lovely flowers already starting to show their gorgeous silky petals.
This lovely deep pink tulip is looking so good - I planted this a couple of years ago but it didn't appear last year, so I thought it had been a casualty of the freezing winter weather. But it must have just been having a year off!
I love this tulip so much; it really looks like it's on fire, with its glowing orange petals. I happily spend quite a few long moments just gazing at this beauty, it is completely mesmerising.
There are lots more ready to burst forth, some old and some new; something really special to look forward to.
Wishing you a happy weekend!
I'm really enjoying my tulips too, though unlike Jane I always seem to forget to label mine so I can't tell anyone what they are and I would never ever cut off the flowers to bring them inside.
Posted by: Jennyff | Monday, April 18, 2011 at 06:58 PM
Me too, I planted lots of tulips last year thinking I would have plenty of cut flowers but I just can't bring myself to pick them, they look so lovely in the garden; so there they will stay!
Posted by: Marie | Monday, April 18, 2011 at 09:32 PM
Tulips seem to have sprung up everywhere this year, they are really wonderful!
Posted by: Petit Filoux | Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 03:37 PM