I had a modest plan for a patch of tulips under the Magnolia,
that I hoped would mirror the pale pink and white blooms above.
I chose a tulip called Graceland and waited.
Imagine my disappointment when the tulip buds emerged lemon yellow.
There must have been a mix up in the order.
But at least these echoed the yellow leaves which were just beginning to
show as the flowers faded - Magnolias flower on nearly bare branches.
Imagine also my astonishment
as the yellow tulips performed a transformation trick
fading first to creamy white and then flushing
with pink at the outer edges.
As the Magnolia petals fell,
the tulips rose to meet them.
A perfect hand over.
Gorgeous, how good that it worked out so well. Almost as if it was meant to be. Magnolias are one of my favourite spring time flowers, always breathtaking. CJ xx
ReplyDeleteHey Presto!
ReplyDeleteI love tulips - and roses - that do that .
Beautifully envisaged and choreographed, Lucille! What is the lovely round thing?
ReplyDeleteIt's a millstone. Bequeathed not acquired. I can't imagine how they got it here.
DeleteAround here, the tulip magnolia trees bloomed much earlier than the tulips grown from bulbs. The pictures of them sharing the stage are lovely, pink on pink.
ReplyDeleteThanks for answering Mise's question. I was also curious. Also, thanks for answering my question about the mama fox.
xo
Beautiful combination.
ReplyDeleteA nice surprise - they look lovely beneath the magnolia even if they did start off lemon. I have a cream coloured rose by my front door that supposed to be yellow.
ReplyDeletePerfect plan.
ReplyDeleteI planted white coral bells last year and one came up red this year. As I purposely plant misfits in my garden, this works in quite nicely with my efforts at unperfection. A sort of Alice in Wonderland approach to gardening.
ReplyDeleteWhat fortuitous timing! I have never come across tulips that change colour.
ReplyDeleteI love it when a plan comes together.
ReplyDeleteLovely! And so much prettier than E Presley, Esq (in my opinion).
ReplyDeleteoh my.
ReplyDeleteSerendipity!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I've been so astonished by the tulips we planted last fall, not having bothered before with any except the small naturalising species tulips -- they bloom much longer than I'd recognised and they perform such pyroctechnics throughout the time of their blooming.
ReplyDelete(did you know that there are evergreen magnolias as well as the deciduous ones? So that some have leaves and flowers all at once. . . )
No I didn't! Ours flowers again later but the blooms are rather lost among the large leaves by then.
DeleteAbsolutely beautiful. I am also very struck by the idea of tulips and magnolia together.
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