I could interpret last week’s sixty-degree temperatures as a sign Spring is on the way, but I have lived through many seasonal changeovers, and I know that even though twilight is coming later every day, the hope of Spring arriving early is just folly and there are still weeks of Winter to live through.
Tulips are my Flower of the Day, part of Cee’s Daily Flower Challenge.
I have grown the yellow tulips from bulbs I purchased in Autumn. Past attempts at forcing them have been mixed. I have kept them bare and in a cold place, forcing them in water. This year I planted thickly in terracotta pots, about six bulbs per pot, and left them outdoors on the porch for several months. I wasn’t sure when I should bring them in, but the tulips themselves told me by thrusting leaves above the surface. I bring one in each week, and this pot is my first success. It is a bit leggy, but grand just the same. I support the overgrown stems with small twigs in the soil. I like the seasonal look they give, and even though thin, they support the leaves and stems perfectly well.
MINDING MY P'S WITH Q 
How fun. Your tulips are beautiful 😀
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Thanks Cee! So are yours…😀
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I love the artsy photo you made with the slender and beautiful tulips and the softness of the curtain in the backdrop – a beautiful image
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Thanks so much. You can’t go wrong with yellow tulips.
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🙂
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These are beautiful photos. I don’t trust February or March, but it has been warm and some bulbs are popping up.
We planted two bags of random tulip bulbs. Oddly enough, the yellow ones are the only ones the bunnies didn’t eat.
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Thank you so much. I’m glad your yellow tulips survived the hungry bunnies.
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