tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post5377871573644333491..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: I Was Wrong About Tulipstinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-9268181653351162952013-04-20T20:23:57.813-05:002013-04-20T20:23:57.813-05:00I have changed my mind on them as well, mainly bec...I have changed my mind on them as well, mainly because we use so many at work. Now I think of them as annuals to pair with pansies and other winter/spring flowering annuals, and when they have finished blooming, they get composted.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-8859190964020220922013-04-16T18:32:01.911-05:002013-04-16T18:32:01.911-05:00My husband is obsessive about getting the taxes do...My husband is obsessive about getting the taxes done in early Feb. Maybe I am not patient enough with tulips or maybe the deer have taken them or maybe in a few years they will come back. It will be a surprise.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-75902687320310283102013-04-16T06:41:21.697-05:002013-04-16T06:41:21.697-05:00Your tulips are beautiful, Tina! I am a tulip-aho...Your tulips are beautiful, Tina! I am a tulip-aholic and plant lots of hybrids every year, but I learned something new today. I didn't realize that they might come back after several years. Mine usually bloom for several years and then quit; I assumed that was the end of them. Perhaps there's hope, then, for a special orange group I planted two years ago that didn't return last Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-86559163963594224092013-04-15T21:22:20.244-05:002013-04-15T21:22:20.244-05:00With all the voles and squirrels here, I haven'...With all the voles and squirrels here, I haven't planted hybrid tulips. The few bulbs I have get transported all over the yard. 'Pink Impression" is really pretty.DJhttp://meandermountain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-62286514531107435342013-04-15T19:27:30.280-05:002013-04-15T19:27:30.280-05:00Look at all those colors! Your tulips are beautif...Look at all those colors! Your tulips are beautiful. I've had good luck with my tulips returning. I like the idea of getting some surprises though.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-37902372768814883272013-04-15T19:05:49.507-05:002013-04-15T19:05:49.507-05:00For just a moment, I was tempted to try tulips one...For just a moment, I was tempted to try tulips one more time, reaching for that catalog that came the other day. It will not happen here. A lone tulip leaf came up this year from how many years ago? We just don't have enough winter chill. We can grow Amaryllis outdoors, though. <br /><br />Your massed clumps are just gorgeous, a treat that I'm glad you shared. <br /><br />Our taxes were Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-57170733146090693712013-04-15T17:46:00.134-05:002013-04-15T17:46:00.134-05:00Lola! I bet it is mighty hard to find tulips in Fl...Lola! I bet it is mighty hard to find tulips in Florida! But by golly you've got many more plants going for you. I have never planted parrot tulips-they are mighty pretty though!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-26110987615765254052013-04-15T17:45:11.446-05:002013-04-15T17:45:11.446-05:00Hi Beth! Yes, I have a number of friends who pull ...Hi Beth! Yes, I have a number of friends who pull them each year and replant. They are fairly cheap so that is not a major issue but the planting gets old. Try leaving them and just planting more each year in a different location. Mine have faithfully returned-albeit after missing in action a few years but there are always a few diehards that help fill in the show. Do you blog? I would love to tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-26464604363075085962013-04-15T17:43:16.574-05:002013-04-15T17:43:16.574-05:00Thanks Donna! You are right they maybe want to mov...Thanks Donna! You are right they maybe want to move but I am not taking them:( They are so cheap each year and so finicky that it is just not worth it. The daffodils-now those are my go to bulbs and I'm doing my best to take them. Looking forward to the June meeting at your place. Can't wait to see the fish! You all will have to give me ideas on moving my pond when it is time. tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-17513376590877752922013-04-15T17:42:00.446-05:002013-04-15T17:42:00.446-05:0010 years is a great amount of time for hybrids Don...10 years is a great amount of time for hybrids Donna! Any tips on soil?tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-4999820837049143592013-04-15T17:41:29.508-05:002013-04-15T17:41:29.508-05:00Yeah on taxes done Cherry. I wonder if you use Tur...Yeah on taxes done Cherry. I wonder if you use Turbo Tax like me? I heard it went down last night so if you do it is good you got them done before that!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-37151805599868169842013-04-15T17:40:55.087-05:002013-04-15T17:40:55.087-05:00Thanks Christy! Lucky you on those tulips! Taxes d...Thanks Christy! Lucky you on those tulips! Taxes done...yeah!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-58217272714820235972013-04-15T17:40:23.629-05:002013-04-15T17:40:23.629-05:00They can be wonderful Randy!They can be wonderful Randy!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-52717062129164399432013-04-15T17:40:10.505-05:002013-04-15T17:40:10.505-05:00They're done. Even the Alabama form is done an...They're done. Even the Alabama form is done and postmarked. What a bad day this year in light of the bombings. tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-49117480510370288872013-04-15T17:39:35.366-05:002013-04-15T17:39:35.366-05:00Pearl, nope, these tulips bulbs will stay here. Ho...Pearl, nope, these tulips bulbs will stay here. Hopefully they'll be good for the next owner. Plant your bulbs in chicken wire or try pots sunk in the ground or even some sharp gravel will help with the rodents. tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-69867403590467159162013-04-15T14:09:26.669-05:002013-04-15T14:09:26.669-05:00Tulips are gorgeous. Sure wish they would grow her...Tulips are gorgeous. Sure wish they would grow here. I did plant some Parrot Tulips when in N.C. They sure were pretty. Yes, by all means get those taxes done. Got mine done last month. Whew.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167298790872032154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-24015458672426801592013-04-15T12:39:05.025-05:002013-04-15T12:39:05.025-05:00I, also, am a new lover of hybrid tulips. However...I, also, am a new lover of hybrid tulips. However, I just pull them up every year after bloom. I think I'll follow your lead and let them be MIA for a few years and, of course, have patience, and see if I can get them to bloom again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804173664650556352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-89638179734710456392013-04-15T10:12:26.749-05:002013-04-15T10:12:26.749-05:00Tulips showed up this year because they didn't...Tulips showed up this year because they didn't want to be left behind! LOL They are beautiful Tina!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03208607953344631132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-44740012056387867972013-04-15T08:42:32.547-05:002013-04-15T08:42:32.547-05:00I love both kinds of tulips and weather and soil c...I love both kinds of tulips and weather and soil conditions are important if the hybrids return. I have had some or over ten years. My biggest problem losing them is the squirrel bandits. The species tulips just say "spring" more I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-54007893243495664052013-04-15T08:20:15.653-05:002013-04-15T08:20:15.653-05:00Your tulips are gorgeous. Are they making the move...Your tulips are gorgeous. Are they making the move with you?<br />Any tips on how to keep the squirrels and chipmunks from eating my bulbs? Getting REALLY tired of dealing with them! More than half of my bulbs I planted last fall didn't come up:(Serenity Covehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378941749467418225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-5826063924033790372013-04-15T08:03:32.061-05:002013-04-15T08:03:32.061-05:00I love tulips!! Mine are just breaking ground so i...I love tulips!! Mine are just breaking ground so it will be a little while for blooms here. I barely did my taxes yesterday!! Cherry's Prairie Primitiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11138029318440424267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-47791458413148955202013-04-15T07:53:58.737-05:002013-04-15T07:53:58.737-05:00Tina...your Tulips are beautiful! I like seeing al...Tina...your Tulips are beautiful! I like seeing all the different colors too. I have the kind that bloom every year. I was very surprised the ones I planted this February are all blooming! Get those taxes done!! Christys Cottage Wildlife Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112409875692610049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-76679943046805395722013-04-15T07:39:36.487-05:002013-04-15T07:39:36.487-05:00You make me want to plant tulips! LOL They're ...You make me want to plant tulips! LOL They're beautiful and inspiring at the same time. :0)Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-20730687798061673272013-04-15T07:30:41.172-05:002013-04-15T07:30:41.172-05:00Get your rear-end out of the garden and onto those...Get your rear-end out of the garden and onto those taxes girl! You do NOT want to mess with the IRS... Those tulips are beautiful and what a surprise to have them show up after being MIA for so long. I have some purple in bloom right now and am thrilled about them as they are the only ones I have these days. Will show a pic of some of them tomorrow... We had a great visit when in Holland but Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.com