tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post7384183042662909853..comments2024-03-08T08:24:40.104-07:00Comments on Art and Alfalfa: Not just another TulipGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-42559921178907316092012-04-30T20:23:03.944-06:002012-04-30T20:23:03.944-06:00Such amazing tulips! Absolutely gorgeous. Thank yo...Such amazing tulips! Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for being a part of Seasonal Sundays.<br /><br />- The TablescaperThe Tablescaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046015889036397874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-89744732289762517232012-04-29T16:12:58.099-06:002012-04-29T16:12:58.099-06:00Beautiful images Gina, and so glad they don't ...Beautiful images Gina, and so glad they don't eat daffodils.Judy Biggerstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-19395224537791332182012-04-29T13:05:19.769-06:002012-04-29T13:05:19.769-06:00Dear Sarah and dear Ann, These gorgeous Tulip bul...Dear Sarah and dear Ann, These gorgeous Tulip bulbs came in several sacks from Costco. Look for them in the Fall. I know I will be looking for more.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-59528057341842818102012-04-29T12:33:08.045-06:002012-04-29T12:33:08.045-06:00Extraordiary tulips,I wonder how I get hold of som...Extraordiary tulips,I wonder how I get hold of some of these bulbs. If the cost matches the beauty I think I would be in trouble. Love the history on the gorgeous tulip.<br />AnnAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13841651518661408615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-37393378076083449792012-04-29T08:03:04.779-06:002012-04-29T08:03:04.779-06:00Gina, I think these are the most exquisite tulips ...Gina, I think these are the most exquisite tulips I've ever seen. I'm going to ask to see if the local resource can order these. I love the mix of color and the ruffled edges. I like to grow tulips in pots here in TX. I seem to have better luck.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873375271470225199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-87866352858668797062012-04-29T07:35:15.266-06:002012-04-29T07:35:15.266-06:00Hello Scribbler and welcome. It is obvious (from ...Hello Scribbler and welcome. It is obvious (from your blog) that you like flowers. Thank you for your lovely compliment. GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-92154691206576040722012-04-29T07:21:21.182-06:002012-04-29T07:21:21.182-06:00Hello Eye for Detail. Thank you for your visit. ...Hello Eye for Detail. Thank you for your visit. Have you tried placing tulip bulbs in your refrigerator for 6 weeks and then planting them in pots?Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-68736035426291026892012-04-29T07:19:46.504-06:002012-04-29T07:19:46.504-06:00Dear Frances, Maybe a few tulip bulbs in pots cou...Dear Frances, Maybe a few tulip bulbs in pots could be your next gardening experience. There must be a way for I know that you would love to grow some of these beauties. ox, GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-65695013731129301872012-04-29T07:16:36.730-06:002012-04-29T07:16:36.730-06:00Hi Mary, I don't know if tulips will grow in y...Hi Mary, I don't know if tulips will grow in your area but these particular tulips are worth giving them a try.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-92184363148341235302012-04-29T07:14:29.121-06:002012-04-29T07:14:29.121-06:00Dear Tina, I'm not surprised that you like the...Dear Tina, I'm not surprised that you like these special Tulips. I can see them in your beautiful new surroundings. Rembrandt Tulips are not difficult to find in the Fall. They should do well in your climate. Happy Sunday. ox, GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-49802797497662402152012-04-29T07:11:21.235-06:002012-04-29T07:11:21.235-06:00Dear Nella, It is frustrating to have animals com...Dear Nella, It is frustrating to have animals come by and raid your flowers and negate all of your hard work. You could try placing wire cages over your pots and remove them when they start growing in the spring. Happy Sunday to you and yours. ox, GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-51833228985941874132012-04-29T07:07:30.114-06:002012-04-29T07:07:30.114-06:00Dear Rosemary, Oh, I wish, I could afford such be...Dear Rosemary, Oh, I wish, I could afford such beautiful examples. Thank you for making me aware of this very interesting blog. Happy Sunday.x, GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-52492209848595372782012-04-29T06:50:24.649-06:002012-04-29T06:50:24.649-06:00Such breathtaking photos! Thank you for sharing.Such breathtaking photos! Thank you for sharing.Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681743103386838795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-65169016621924047042012-04-28T20:33:30.172-06:002012-04-28T20:33:30.172-06:00Well, now I will have to try these, for sure! Tuli...Well, now I will have to try these, for sure! Tulips are my most favorite flower... But they are a little trickier to grow here in the South, than up North. I keep trying.... And will attempt these next year! Just stunning.Libby https://www.blogger.com/profile/11556491482494737313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-33929350131220206912012-04-28T17:50:18.317-06:002012-04-28T17:50:18.317-06:00Tulip time is such an exuberant part of each sprin...Tulip time is such an exuberant part of each springtime. It's just about now that I redouble my wish to have another gardening experience.<br /><br />Meanwhile, it's grand to vicariously experience this abundance of color and shape via places like your very beautiful site, Gina. I can absolutely understand that historic tulip mania time.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-29731724807903165882012-04-28T05:39:26.640-06:002012-04-28T05:39:26.640-06:00Gina, I adore Tulips and these are absolutely Gorg...Gina, I adore Tulips and these are absolutely Gorgeous, I love the way you photographed their beauty to share~Mary Howell Cromerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473298562829352582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-61371657190797204212012-04-28T05:33:57.804-06:002012-04-28T05:33:57.804-06:00Gina..those might be the most beautiful tulip pict...Gina..those might be the most beautiful tulip pictures I have ever seen!!!!! The colors are outrageous and I can only imagine how exquisite they must be in person! Enjoy them...stunning!The enchanted homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417949320717832732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-50341556454779691132012-04-27T17:46:18.501-06:002012-04-27T17:46:18.501-06:00Dear Gina, I have always thought these were parrot...Dear Gina, I have always thought these were parrot tulips as well, I too have learned something...your photos are stunning! The colors are so lovely....whatever bulbs I have planted over the years have been winter food for the squirrels! Last year I was given white tulips from Holland, and I watched as the squirrels dug them out of my pots ( thinking they would not find them there!! ) almost instantly... I have sent an email regarding the lovely platter you are designing for me....N.xoNella Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881520442347177012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-37492890442808078502012-04-27T15:48:58.218-06:002012-04-27T15:48:58.218-06:00Dear Gina - I do believe that you can get reproduc...Dear Gina - I do believe that you can get reproductions of tulip vases. The real ones cost about £50,000! Have a look at http://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/category/gloucestershire/ where you can see some of the vases at Dryham Park. Each little funnel shape held a single tulip.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-68337426828836350022012-04-27T15:32:50.504-06:002012-04-27T15:32:50.504-06:00Dear Rosemay, What a sight that must be, 21,000 t...Dear Rosemay, What a sight that must be, 21,000 tulips all in one place. I would love to see your photos when you can take the time to visit. I'm also intrigued by the Delft Tulip Vases. I've been watching ebay to see if I can afford one or two of those lovely designs.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-15074951554916361812012-04-27T15:27:59.660-06:002012-04-27T15:27:59.660-06:00Dear Val, Taking photographs of these wonderful fl...Dear Val, Taking photographs of these wonderful flowers was a lot of fun. They are such good models. The original tulips, from Turkey, were either red or yellow. That is why some tulips revert back to those colors after a few years. Originally they grew at high altitudes providing food for goats and other grazing animals. The Parrot tulip looks quite similar but without some of the many stripes of the Rembrandt tulip.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-79839571730672793132012-04-27T15:20:56.544-06:002012-04-27T15:20:56.544-06:00Dear Mark, Yes, so strange that an entire populat...Dear Mark, Yes, so strange that an entire population can go nutty over a flower. Possibly, it had something to do with a new class of citizens, the Bürger, made wealthy by Holland's superiority on the Seas.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-4381205013412084452012-04-27T14:17:55.397-06:002012-04-27T14:17:55.397-06:00Dear Gina. These are the most magnificent tulips. ...Dear Gina. These are the most magnificent tulips. What stunning photos you have taken of them.<br />I was on skype this morning with one of my girlfriends.. She is Dutch. We were talking about bulbs and plants and so on.<br />Tulips came into the conversation. Then she proceeded to tell me that the Tulips came from Turkey. I was amazed. I learnt something today.<br />I have always called this a "Parrot tulip".. now I know its name The Rembrand Tulip.<br />Thank you so much.<br />Happy Friday<br />val.valerietilsten59.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617190196811279000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-5123859180091023972012-04-27T12:41:40.817-06:002012-04-27T12:41:40.817-06:00Dear Gina - what a lovely post - the colours are s...Dear Gina - what a lovely post - the colours are so magical. <br />There is a National Trust property near to where I live that have planted 21,000 tulips and I keep meaning to go and see them if I have time. The house, called Dyrham Park, has a collection of original Delft Tulip vases that were especially made to hold the flowers in the 1680-1690s.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-37450532527334054402012-04-27T08:51:45.899-06:002012-04-27T08:51:45.899-06:00I've read several accounts of the Dutch Tulip ...I've read several accounts of the Dutch Tulip Mania, always a surreal period to my mind (this from a button collector!). But seeing your Rembrandt Tulips, I can understand how that could have happened. I've always loved varigated flowers, and that mixture of light green veining with the other pastels is truly superb!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.com