Tuesday, May 4, 2010

two times the tulips


I am loving all the spring blooms around me... I think I have very heavy garden envy this year, since the only plants on our balcony this year are left over from last year, and I have yet to plant anything new yet. Eeep... really got to get on that! So again, these pics of these pretty tulips are not from my garden... these were outside our local museum. Hmmmm.... don't the top ones remind you of fancy cut radishes? Or maybe that is just the garden envy in me coming out again.
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24 comments:

  1. miaMay 4, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    gorgeous~do you ever go down to LaConner? The tulips are amazing!

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  2. AprilMay 4, 2010 at 8:35 AM

    Beautiful! now that you mention it, I totally see the radish thing ♥

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  3. ShahdMay 4, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    these are gorgeous .. tulips are one of my fav flowers :)

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  4. T@PoppyPlacePdxMay 4, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    These are so pretty :)

    You just can't be unhappy with all this colour around us this time of year, even if the weather is a little iffy :) T.

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  5. Kathryn DycheMay 4, 2010 at 8:37 AM

    I love those, especially the dark ones. :0)

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  6. LindseyMay 4, 2010 at 8:45 AM

    very pretty :) yay for Spring flowers

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  7. DKMay 4, 2010 at 8:50 AM

    Ahh I miss the West Coast for all of its flowers. Springtime there is just insane. Here it's cold and by comparison, pretty colorless!

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  8. AprilMay 4, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    oh beauty!! I love your tulips♥ Great pictures.

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  9. CallieMay 4, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    I love tulips. I have about 5 red ones in my front yard right now. Unfortunately they only stay here for about a month. I have a purple lilac tree in my back yard that's just started blooming, gorgeous.

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  10. M.M.E.May 4, 2010 at 9:25 AM

    I'm jealous too! The rabbits ate all of my tulips before they bloomed. They just went down through the line and chomped off the heads. But these pictures remind me just how gorgeous spring can be!

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  11. Anna K.May 4, 2010 at 12:19 PM

    I love tulips!
    They are my second favorite spring flower - daffodils take the top prize!

    I am just about the plant some wild flower seeds in containers at my apartment... The 3rd floor doesn't give you much garden space!

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  12. 2justByouMay 4, 2010 at 12:19 PM

    Beautiful flowers make spring time allergies worth it!
    ~Kim

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  13. KelleyMay 4, 2010 at 12:43 PM

    Those tulips are beautiful! The flowers look so vibrant at this time of year. I live in an apartment and I am totally envying everyone who has front yards or backyards or places to plant things.

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  14. Christie CottageMay 4, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    They are beautiful! My tulips have come & gone. I did notice today that more of the summe bloowing bulbs ar sprouting. I have been starting at the frshly purchased bulbs for a solid month...waiting! LOL

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  15. FrannieMay 4, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    I love tulips! All sizes and colors. I had yellows one this year...but sadly the rains took them too soon.

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  16. AnonymousMay 4, 2010 at 3:07 PM

    The gardens in bloom right now are so impressive! I understand your envy.. I have vegetable garden envy. I don't even have a deck to plant tomatoes.

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  17. thestoryofkatMay 4, 2010 at 3:57 PM

    i went to college in holland, MI where there is a HUGE tulip festival this time of year and acres of tulips! the history of the bulbs alone as currency in the netherlands is kind of amazing.

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  18. ElisabethMay 4, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    I love those eggplant colored tulips!

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  19. VeganCraftasticMay 4, 2010 at 5:29 PM

    Pretty, I love two toned tulips!

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  20. AmandaMay 4, 2010 at 8:01 PM

    Spring flowers really brighten up my day! So gorgeous. I love the top ones-they do look like radishes- very unique and beautiful :)

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  21. see steph sweatMay 5, 2010 at 4:40 AM

    so gorgeous, i need to get my gardening on

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  22. CatMay 5, 2010 at 6:29 AM

    I adore tulips...so bright and colorful, plus when they bloom, it means summer is just around the corner :)

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  23. Almost PreciousMay 5, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    Thanks Val for tip-toeing through the tulips with us. :)
    Wonderful photos of beautiful and iconic springtime blossoms.

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  24. AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 1:29 PM

    I planted a few bulbs last fall and for some funny reason they didn't come up this spring, so I cheated and planted grown tulips in my yard this spring. They didn't last very long, but I am counting my days until *next* spring, so I can see them come up again! ha!

    Love the reds, and love the blend of purples too... so pretty! I think tulips are my favorite. there are so many lovely varieties out there anymore!
    ♥

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