Thursday, April 16

Cheap and cheerful

Yesterday, Anna asked whether we grew tulips on the allotment.

We do, so I thought that I would share some photos as at the moment they are pumping out plenty of colour.

The plot tulips are mainly planted in our pear tree bed.

Although a clump somehow appeared under the plum trees. Some of these have developed streaks - maybe from cross pollination?
We planted the first tulips some years ago.
They've gradually multiplied without any assistance from us.
They are from a cheap, bumper pack of unnamed varieties. I think it just said red and yellow tulips on the pack.
I'm not sure where the pinkish ones, that are going over on the right, came from as I don't remember planting any like that.
Each year more and more pop up so the cheap and cheerful mixed bag certainly earn their keep.


22 comments:

  1. It doesn't matter they were a cheap, bumper pack, look at the joy they bring with their bountiful colour! Shame they are so short lived though, but oh! so worth the while.

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    1. It is a shame that they are short lived, Deborah - a trait they share with many flowers.

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  2. These are so beautiful and as you say, cheerful. We live on the pictures down here as tulips are difficult to grow for us. I like the second shot best, a garden in spring. The flowers massed. A home garden in spring.

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    1. I’m glad to share my tulips with you, Jane

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  3. I love tulips and your's look lovely, especially in contrast to the wild setting under the trees. Unfortunately our allotment site has just banned any flowers unless they are edible : All the best - Steve

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    1. What a ridiculous ruling, Steve. Have the decision makers not heard of biodiversity. Growing cut flowers on allotment plots is deeply rooted - no pun intended - in history

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  4. You aren't kidding you have tulips. They are gorgeous! Love those colors, they are so cheerful.

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  5. Wow ! Your Tulips are super dooper ! :) What a lovely display !

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  6. They are wonderful with the pear tree blossom. They look like the good old fashioned ‘Darwin’ hybrids that just keep coming back every year.

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  7. Oh thanks for sharing your allotment tulips Sue. I wasn't sure from your previous post where they were growing. Just goes to show that cheap and cheerful is often as good as those more highly priced bulbs. Interested to read Steve's comments. I've not eaten them but I believe that tulip flowers are edible so he could grow them at his allotment. Don't agree with those rules!

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    1. Neither do I Anna. Traditionally flowers have always been grown on allotments. It seems a very arbitrary ruling.

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  8. What a very pretty post - looking beautiful!

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  9. Wonderful flowers Sue. Your plot and garden looks nice.

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    1. It's a pretty time of the year, Nadezda

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  10. They are lovely. I wish mine would multiply, but they just get less each year.xxx

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    1. The more fancy varieties don’t seem to multiply, Dina, just the cheapies.

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  11. That's really beautiful tulips!

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