Tulips,Jewels of the Garden!
The frilly variety! I always think of Tulips as being the CanCan girls' of the Garden and people seem to either love them or hate them for their overblown extravagances. I have to say I fall into the love them category. It's that riot of sheer cheerful colour coming soon after the dull greyness of our long winter days that lifts my spirits to do a little dance of joy when I wander down the garden and see them. Rich and deep two tone Opening up to show themselves off deep jewel crimson Just over our house a buzzard in the thermals sweet scented violas and Acer tree poppies and borage growing from seed One of my lovely Auriculas No shortage of Bees here Goldfinches in the Ash trees The side of the garage done to give it a bright Spanish look The resident song thrush singing at Dusk. The garden has been alive with so many birds this week, the blackbird seems to have successfully raised at least two young ...