Tulip Border!!

Despite it being a crazy warm winter, the flower seemed a bit delayed.

For example, the first crocus didn't pop until the first few days of March - usually they're up by mid-late February!

Case in point: snowbells, tulips AND daylilies all coming up at once!

But by the second week of March, everything seemed to take off at once!


Daffodils! 

"It's beginning to look a lot like spriiiiing...."

And then on April 1, the magic started!!!

TULIPS!!!

I decided to try ONE more time to see if I can get tulips to grow each year. We shall see if they come back next year as they have so miserably failed in the past (need to remember to fertilize and see if that helps). If they don't, then I'm done! I can't afford to buy new bulbs every year no matter how spectacular they are!

And oh they are spectacular!

⬑ Just starting to open ⬏

⬐ Fully popped right around Easter! ⬎

And much to my shock, they are still hanging on after pummeling rain and several days of 20-30 (and even some gusts up to 50!) mph winds!

A guy delivering our dinner splurge one night summed it up well:

"Your flowers look so great! They made me smile as I drove up!"

Awww! So glad I could make his night! They make me real happy too!