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Every year I wait to see which tulips will come up again in my garden borders. Sometimes there are just one or two survivors from a pack of bulbs planted a few years before. (It’s a while since I’ve planted any new bulbs because there are too many changes being made to be sure of leaving them undisturbed.)
Sadly, there are fewer of the ‘Spring Green’ tulips this year (above). I love the colouring of these because it feels so fresh and subtle, so I will try more of them once things in the garden are a bit more settled.
The flower here looks quite yellowish, but that is a little misleading. The yellow is partly because the flower is newly-opened and it fades towards white as the flower matures. (In a photograph, sometimes a hint of yellow or blue can be added by the colour of the light…that is something that varies with the time of day and the season.)
I’m less keen on the colouring of the tulip below. It’s not what it was supposed to be! I’d ordered a pack of tulips in pink and crimson shades but somehow they turned out to be a mix of red and yellow. Unfortunately they really don’t suit the other colours of the border they’re in, so I may try to move them elsewhere (or I could just cut them for the house). Never mind, at least they can be used for photography! And now I am waiting for the parrot tulips to open…
Ann Mackay: Inspired by Nature 