Tulip: the late, late show
Who would have thought that with just a month to midsummer’s day I am still posting about tulips. The cold, cold weather in May has not only held things back but spring flowers, especially bulbs, have lasted longer than I can remember. So today’s post must be to highlight the lovely tulip ‘Ballerina’. I know it has been mentioned before this year but these two pots are still looking so good that they merit a mention.
‘Ballerina’ is a lily-flowered tulip. It is orange but, on close inspection, the colour is not absolutely uniform so it has an extra dimension to the flower. I think it has the perfect lily-flowered tulip shape, is a great colour, it is easy to grow and usually blooms the next year and it is fragrant too.
Things are not perfect in these pots: they face east and the myosotis have not grown enough to make the anticipated contrast but hey, the tulips look great.
The Biking Gardener 
Those tulips look great – any tips for growing tulips in pots (& keeping squirrels off-I need to try chiken wire)
Squirrels are a pest! I would suggest that a combination of chicken wire over the bulbs and a regular sprinkling of chilli flakes or a spray of diluted Tabasco might do the trick.
Oh chilli flakes/tabasco never heard that one. Thanks 🙂
Chilli flakes are useful to keep squirrels out of bird feeders too if you sprinkle them on your nuts
Oh thank you -. I’ll tell my chap – he’s in charge of the bird feeders as he’s the bird watcher (did you see I restrained myself from any dodgy puns 😉 )
lol – I did. Such restraint! If only I could say the same 🙂