Last autumn saw enthusiastic tulip bulb buying. Even packs of mixed tulips. Which at one time I wouldn’t have considered, in case they were overly gaudy or the colours clashed. Now I don’t care, and quite fancy gaudy, and after the long cold winter and the late start to spring the gayest gaudiest grandest display of tulips is required. And I’ve not been disappointed. Here’s a few, photos taken yesterday and today.
‘Emperor’s Kingdom’ mix from Taylors bulbs - ‘Orange Emperor’
Phwoar, love this one. ‘Pieter de Leur’.
Favourite tulip, ‘Ballerina’ - lily-flowered, scented.
In the early days of gardening here I favoured more subtle colours, and bought tulips like ‘Queen of the Night’ and ‘Apricot Beauty’. Don’t any more, since discovering how good orange and red look against bright new green leaves of spring.