Specialty Gardening: By special request (part 3), 0 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
Tulips do seem to fill a gap after the snowdrops and daffodils, they are delightful even if only for a short time.

The weather has been behaving strangely everywhere, I feel lucky to be getting the best of it although today is cooler it's still pleasant. It's strange when at the same temperature earlier it could feel cold, but after having warmth it feels comfortable, all to do with sun/cloud, height of sun, winds and length of days I think. I am wearing short sleeved T-shirts, occasionally putting a fleece jacket on. Normally I would still be in winter clothing!

This is a tulip which has never flowered before, between yellows and reds which return consistently. They were already here, growing in grass which I made into a border in 1999, just the right length of time for a seed grown tulip to flower. It looks orange but is more a fine red veining over a yellow background. These are amongst the snowdrops near the Clematis trellis.