A few stems short of a bunch
It looks like my very first adventure with gardening may turn out afterall, despite a few cold snaps. The new tulips that I planted in the fall are all up and have buds, and some of the established ones that came with the house are actually blooming! I was shocked to see that they're not the regular red or yellow variety, but a kind of variagated peachy-pink:
I think that it might be this variety - Apricot Beauty. There's only three, so not enough for a vase yet, but I can be patient! I should have been looking at a bulb-ordering page as I now want to plant some Sweet Wendy tulips and some Blue Herons next fall …
I'm very chuffed today because my struggles to tame the stinky garbage disposal problem that we had in the fall came to the aid of another blogger in need :)
Glad the disposle is fixed and I can't see the pics:(
Posted by: ani | May 05, 2004 at 01:56 AM
Oooh I see it now. Lovely!
Posted by: ani | May 05, 2004 at 02:03 AM
What a beautiful tulip!
Posted by: Lorena | May 05, 2004 at 02:18 AM
Hey Laura,
I got here through Sasoozie's website. I love the tulip!! Very pretty!
Posted by: Sanna | May 05, 2004 at 11:01 PM
The tulips are beautiful. I am in total tulip envy.:)
Posted by: Claudia | May 06, 2004 at 08:54 PM
Hey, very pretty. Looks a little more like the "blushing lady" or "blushing lovely" variety -- only lighter and more yellow. Nice slightly ruffled petals. Could be a bit of a hybrid. It's hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like it's got pointy petals like the blushing varieties. Apricots are usually more of a solid color. You've made me think maybe I should plant tulips this fall since they're so beautiful!
Posted by: tz | May 09, 2004 at 08:49 AM
Oops -- I meant "blushing lady" or "blushing beauty."
:)
Posted by: tz | May 09, 2004 at 08:51 AM