Spring bulbs whet appetite for summer colors
Tulips Sanguisorba Lungwort Small, maroon irises Allium From the bright delight of tulips, to the lovely lavender of allium ... Spring-blooming flowers whet a gardener's appetite for more colors to come in the summer. Some of my spring favorites: Tulips -- This spring our red and yellow tulips were especially stunning. If you like tulips, too, check out a sea of colorful bulbs from Holland: The Keukenhof Garden is said to be the most beautiful spring garden in the world, and the views online are jaw-dropping spectacular: keukenhof.nl/en/ Tulips were originally cultivated in the Ottoman Empire, and taken to Holland in the 16th century. They were an immediate hit; the Dutch author of the first major tulip book had his own garden raided several times. Lungwort -- Bright blue flowers pair with polka-dot leaves. Lungwort is easy to divide; I have these plants in several parts of our big yard. They are perky and bright. The name, howeve...