Token Tulips

It's all about springtime blooms and color right now.

Kim took some photos of the Antoinette tulips which surround the phlox in our front yard.

Cummins tulips.

A red species tulip in the back garden.

Along with a yellow one.

And the first of our clematis to bloom;  Pink Champagne.

Scarface and Spring!

This is happening out back.






Thankfully we can go out front and see this:

Who knows what is bothering Scarface.
Perhaps it's his double ACL injuries?
The fact that he can't chase the squirrels or cats properly?
That I won't throw his ball more than two feet away for him?
Maybe the sun isn't warm enough?  (It will be today;  75 is the projected high).
Or that I have things I want to do and won't pet him 24/7?

If only I could read his mind.

Tulip Explosion

I'm loving our tulips right now. And I'd better enjoy them now because we're supposed to have record breaking temperatures the next couple of days and I don't expect the tulips to last much longer.

I love tulips. They're such a harbinger of spring. They provide a much needed color boost after a long winter of dreariness.

In our garden we enjoy seeing them in groups.

I also like to get up close and photograph them individually.

They add a nice accent in the garden.

Last year I added 'Antoinette' tulips to the front garden. They're supposed to look like this:

Here is the description from Van Bourgondien,

"The Chameleon Tulip" changes from yellow to pink, and finishes a lovely salmon-orange. 4 per stem. Tall, bunch flowering tulips produce up to 4-5 flowers per stem. Brilliantly colored, large flowers are cup-shaped and create a sensational garden display or an elegantly simple bouquet.

So far they're looking like this:

You can see that perhaps the color change will occur.

They have the "bunch flowering" part down.

If you have tulips in your garden well, enjoy them, and I'd love to see your pictures. If not, you might consider adding some.