A picture of the tulip tree

The tulip tree is not a tulip bulb: bulbs are there to storage nutritions so the plant can stand a cold period. The next season thanks to the available nutritions in the bulb, these bulbs will be the first to grow leaves and flowers, much faster than plants without a nutrition reservoir.

A tulip tree is a tree: it keeps on growing to become taller and taller each year, with or without having a seasonal rest.

The leaves of the tulip tree are kind of "cut off" at the top, which makes the tulip tree easy to distinguish from others.

Pictures of the tulip tree flower

Depending on how you look at it, you could get the impression that the flower of the tulip tree looks very similar to a normal tulip flower: both have 6 petals, yet the amount of stamen is quite different.

Also in the tulip tree flower seen on the angle in the picture on the right, shows less ressemblance with the tulip flower. Yet the name tulip tree mostly refers to the greenish-yellow, tulip-shaped flowers that like normal tulip flowers also bloom in spring.

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Enjoy the first snowdrop flower picture from our garden Also enjoy this beautiful snowdrop desktop wallpaper.

If you have a camera and your snowdrop flowers are blooming in your garden, please share with us your most beautiful snowdrop flower picture!

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Unfortunately I had to use my brother’s handphone camera, which is not really the latest model.

But it’s the effort that counts and just to know that unlike in my garden some tulips "shot out" of the soil due to a way too mild winter, his tulips are doing fine

First tulip picture

I know, this tulip picture is very small, yet as small as the tulips themselves.

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Growing rhubarb end of January

Just have a look at our growing rhubarb: and it’s only January!

Rhubarb transplanting

If you are thinking about rhubarb transplanting, now is the ideal time. “Now” means: as soon as your soil is workable in early spring and you can dig deep to get a large portion of the rhubarb root.

Make sure you transplant rhubarb before the growth begins, so whenever you see your rhubarb sprouting, it’s time to transplant if needed.

Large rhubarb plants can be divided with a sharp spade or butcher knife. Each division should have at least 1 or 2 rhubarb buds and of course a portion of the root system.

Replant your rhubarb as soon as possible. The roots must not be allowed to dry out prior to planting.

Myself I have my rhubarb on 2 spots: one a bit in the shade and one in full sun, depending on the season at least 1 of the 2 spots will harvest ideal rhubarb without having to worry about it. Yet rhubarb is so easy to grow that once you have rhubarb, it keeps forever. Which is great because I love to eat rhubarb pie and drink rhubarb ice tea

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Hamamelis flowering in January!

Wishing everybody a happy new year full with flowers!

First flower to appear in our garden is the tiny little flower of the Hamamelis: it look huge in this flower picture, but actually when the leaves appear, the flowers would all be covered by leaves.

Looking forward to discover the next first flowers this winter!

Leave a comment telling us what flowers are blooming in your garden already!

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