Fall bulb planting surprise revealed
Well turns out the bulbs I planted last fall were tulips which came up this week, hopefully the snow we got yesterday/today (not supposed to happen here) does not kill them off.
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Hi! I came upon your blog totally by chance… what wonderful images!All the best;->…fromGledwood”vol 2″…
Beautiful colors, they look so pretty together .
don’t worry – snow and cold wont kill them – my tulips were about ready to bloom when it got very cold and snowy here – they are fine, just waiting for a hot sunny day to open up…
Snowed off and on today but warmer in the afternoon looks like they are still happy.
What a nice surprise!