Tulips

I've always wanted to see the tulip fields in the Netherlands during spring bloom. Domesticated tulips are lovely, but they don't exactly fit my 'working for a living' screen for planting.

But, I do love them regardless, and this is the first time we've seen them flowering at Biltmore Estate, in Asheville, NC, during the Festival of Flowers.

Emerging tulips

These tulips have barely made it above ground. The former owner of this house said he'd added them last year on a whim; I'm not sure what sort of soil they're growing in, but it will be interesting to see how they do!