Decorative tulips still create wonder

It may be May, but tulips still continue to thrive.

Now is the chance for all the exotic and special varieties to show off their splendour.

Pinks, purples and various hues of reds.

The last of the tulips?

Tulips are still out, even though it’s the second half of May.

Now it is the exotic feathery shapes and unusual colours, such as magenta and black, that come into their own.

Such a varied display intermingled with late spring flowers, and contrast especially with this yellow poppy!

Floral activity in my garden

Things are really gearing up in my garden, but you’ll have to wait to see what that is later!

Meanwhile, we are entertained by what is pictured here, and it is just as pleasant.

Forget me nots, a pink form of aubretia, strawberry flowers, acquilegia, purple tulips and a flower that looks like a thistle, but isn’t.

Open wide!

There’s something very gratifying about open tulips.

It’s sunlight and warmth that makes them do this, as if they are sunbathing and need to catch every bit!

I find it very welcoming to look inside, and I’m sure I’m subconsciously attracted by those black centres.

First tulips, and narcissi take over

I love our tulips. I have planted white, orange and purple ones, and there were a lot of yellow and red ones already in the garden when we moved in.

The narcissi are superseding the daffodils, which are starting to look a bit sorry for themselves.

Time for a spot of exotic colour before the late spring flowers arrive.

A touch of purity

White is a good, clean colour that adds a touch of purity to your flower borders.

White narcissi, hyacinths, primroses, camellias and stellata magnolias.

We used to have a load of lovely white tulips, but they haven’t survived the wet and cold winter.

Happy yellow faces

Daffodils are still flowering really well in April! And they still have buds waiting to come out!

Spring is easily a month behind this year. Usually at this time we are enjoying the spectacle of the tulips, but these are no more than tentative leaves just emerging from the ground.

Never mind, let’s enjoy the brightness daffodils bring us, along with the sunshine and the warmth when protected from the bitter wind.