22/04/2026
It’s all about Tulips right now - the first big hitters of the year and the flower we probably miss growing the most; maybe because it was the first flower to come up each year so when you saw your tulips you knew that the flower farming year was away and that somehow everything was going to be ok.
By tulips we are not talking about the tight-lipped little packs that you get in the supermarket, the ones we love are the big British grown, flamboyant, blowsy queens who open and close their rich petals through the day showing off their glory.
Tulips are one of the only flowers that are just as beautiful when dying as they are when first picked. Those last few days of faded glamour just before the petals drop are some of the tulips most magnificent. So please don’t throw your tulips away until you’ve made absolutley sure that you’ve enjoyed every last minute of the beauties!
P.s Did you know that Tulips carry on growing up to 2inches in the vase after being cut ✂️?!
More tulip reminiscing and tulip recommendations below 👇
1. Knockout tulips from my mother-in-law’s garden this week
2. Favourite “brown” (yes brown!) tulip Belle Epoque with ruffles for days in faded blush and coffee colours.
3. When we used to grow tulips that were bigger than Faith!
4. Lusting after supersized floral paintings like these red parrot tulips by
5. The best little shop in the North East . Kirsty sells beautifully bunched flowers from her shop and currently featuring locally grown tulips from local and
6. Tulip painting perfection from Elizabeth Blackadder
7. Barney’s homemade fishing net hoops to stop freak hail storm petal damage in April!
8. Pick up a bunch of gorgeous electric coloured tulips from the honesty box at .bournearton flower farm near Bedale
9. Tulips for days at the annual Tulip Festival near Leyburn
10. Dark backgrounds and crowds of tulips from the talent that is
