Last year I came across an inspiring combination of red tulips. ( see picture above) For many
years I have grown red tulips in my front yard, but always in a combination
with yellow tulip called 'Strong Gold'. It is one of the hardiest tulips.
Last autumn I planted another 600 tulips in various shades of red,
according to my plan. This spring the red tulips emerged from the ground but also
the yellow ones of the previous years appeared. So, not much had changed in my
colour scheme. Everyone told me not to bother about those yellow tulips. They
are all right and they look nice and sunny.
What to do? For a week, I thought it over. I decided I really had to go for
red, otherwise this combination would not come together at all. At a time nobody
was around - to prevent me from doing so - I grabbed a knife and cut out all the
yellow and yellow flamed tulips from the border. There were over a hundred!
As a neighbour passed by he said to me: Why do you pick all those yellow
tulips from your front yard? I felt caught and told him about my colour scheme.
I doubt if he could follow my plan.
Now the final result is exactly what I had in mind. A combination of various
red tulips. I am very pleased with the result, how the red combines with the fresh
red foliage of peonies and roses.
How about you? Do you think I was too harsh on those yellow golden tulips?
Anyhow, the home of this “gold digger” is full of vases with tulips.
Filled with ..... Strong Gold!
In my garden, the yellow tulips of previous years.
The same spot, after removing the yellow tulips.
I like the combination of the foliage and the red tulips.
It is a hot colour.......
.... but I am pleased with the result.
The front garden in red.
I could not cut these beautiful Irises.
In the vase, the yellow tulips 'Strong Gold'.
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ReplyDeleteThe all-red garden caught my eye in the link party photos -- I think it's quite striking! Red is an unusual color of tulip in the US -- so I think your choice is a good one!
ReplyDeleteYour tulips are beautiful!
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