Can you tell?
In just three or so months, sometime in April or early May, these absolutely lovely fringed tulips will bloom in my garden. I can’t wait.
I adore these purple beauties.
I also enjoy photographing them. I think almost every picture I’ve taken of any of my fringed tulips has turned out quite well. They are just very photogenic flowers.
Unlike some of the other hybrid tulips I’ve planted in my garden, Angelique for example – which have all but disappeared or reverted back to standard tulips, these ones seem to have naturalized in my garden. The clumps are growing and spreading.
I think I have three or four areas in my garden where these lovelies bloom their pretty little heads off. I must remember to dig up the tulips when they are finished bloom this spring and plant some of the new bulbs in other areas so I’ll have even more clumps of fringed tulips. I meant to do that last year, but didn’t.
If I’m smart I’ll dig up some of my other spring flowers and tulips and move th new bulbs and corms to other areas of the garden as well.
BTW please read the post above this one as I’ve made a suggestion that GTS members check in here each week when they’ve made a new Green thumb post. I’d like to know if you like the idea or not.
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information. GTS participants remember to check in at As the Garden Grows each week so that we’ll know you made a new post!
It’s true that some flowers are more photogenic than others. I have some that, no matter how hard I try, I can’t get a good shot, and others just seem born for the camera! The fringed tulip is just beautiful.
P.S. I like your idea about the GTS posts. It takes hours to go through the GTS blogroll, and there are blogs on the roll that haven’t had any posts in months, let alone a GTS post. Your idea could certainly save time so that folks could spend more time visiting active GTS posters.
Happy GTS,
Aiyana
Aiyana I used to find that red or orangey red flowers were hard to photograph – especially in bright sunlight, but now that I have my new camera (a digital SLR)the colors come out so much better … so I guess it might also be the camera that causes some flowers or colors to be a bit harder to photograph.
Glad to hear that you like the “check in” for GTS posts idea. It will make it easier for everyone to see who’s participating each week and it will hopefully make it a bit easier for me to weed out those who haven’t participated for a while too.
I’ll come by to visit your site and any one else who’s participating today in a few hours. It’s late here and I’ve got to go to bed! 😉
As some of you know I’ve got two other blogs that participate in GTS and their posts are up now too!
I have a photo of one of my favorite roses – that I’m missing badly on Tricia’s Musings and yet another rose, that I rarely take photos of, in a post on You are in My World Now. Come take a peek if you have the time.
Hello i always post an entry in my blog beside only if my computer is not working. Your tulip is pretty and its healthy. I plant a tulip in our from garden but it did not live and i like tulips a lot. My hubby just like the roses to plant for me. It grow nicer than other flowers. Anyway if you guys likes to visit just come and look my post.
Those are beautiful. I also can’t wait until spring. I have quite a few new things I want to plant this year and the back yard is in serious need of some cleanup as well.
I also like the check-in idea. Some weeks either I just don’t have anything new to post (although with the amount of pictures I take I don’t know why) or more likely it’s been an extremely hard week at work and I just forgot.
I of the things I like to use on any of my weekly meme’s is the blenza linkies at the bottom of my post, it allows for you to enter your link on the pages you visit, and shows up right there in the post.
Anyhow, my post is up as well, at the link.
Your photo hurt! I’d love to grow tulips but they just don’t last here. The cold takes it’s toll along with the deer, rabbits, moles and woodchucks. Thank goodness Daffodils thrive but they just don’t have the colors of tulips.
I like the idea of checking in for GTS. I don’t mind going through the original list since I find most interesting but I’d like to concentrate on those who actually posted for GTS
These tulips are beau-ti-ful and the fact that they’re naturalizing makes me want to add them to my wish list. Are they called purple beauties or is that just your description? 🙂
My GTS post is up. I like the check-in idea too. My garden is currently frozen and as it’s small and very much in development, I don’t have enough old material to tide me over. I’m hoping next year will be different!
Beautiful tulips! The light there might be just the right one for them too.
Hey, I managed to get a GTS post up this Sunday despite a lot of problems with both my own health and other problems! Good girl hah? *giggles*
OK, it might not be as beautiful as your Tulip, but it’s a very, very important subject!!!
They are indeed very beautiful!
Great idea on the GTS – also, I have noticed a star beside some of the names on the GTS blogroll – what does that mean?
love those tulips. On a day like today, it is hard to believe spring will ever come! My GTS is up, and a post detailing the 12 inches plus snow we have received today.
I just can’t help staring at these tulips! My neighbors just told me that it is not possible to grow tulips at our country since it is too cold and they won’t survive much here!! Thanks for your beautiful gardening pictures and gardening tips and advice 🙂
Cheers