Secret Tricks for Growing Tulips I'm obsessed with flowers. When it comes to flowers I behave like a hoarder. Can hoarding make you happy? In my case, I guess it can lol Well, perhaps I’m not a hoarder. Maybe that’s not the right word. I don’t need to keep all the flowers to myself. I like to send them out into your world. So, I suppose, I’m more of a collector. And though I don’t like to say so, the more I collect, the more my spirit soars. Because nothing makes me as calm and tranquil as communing with plants and flowers. Flowers ground me. They create a direct pathway from every-day-human-me to sparkly & content best-me. I’m sure you have something like this yourself. You know just what I’m talking about.
I fantasize about acreage. I imagine all the many hours spent digging and planting and picking. All the flowers gazing back at me. Looks amazing. At the same time, I’m not someone who lets reality get in between me and my happiness. At least not if I have a piece of earth to play in. As long as I can connect with my true purpose, I’m happy. You know just what I mean.
For someone who loves getting my hands in the dirt and challenging myself to see who and what I can help along, spring is a super exciting time of year. I have no idea how many plants are growing in my garden. I know I always want more. This year I wanted to expand my number of tulips. But there's no more ground for them. And, anyways, last year a vole snacked on them all. I don’t begrudge her or him – I’m sure they were a saving grace over that cold, hard winter. I’m happy I could help her out! But this year I wanted to see the bulbs all the way through their cycle, all the way to that gorgeous past-their-prime drapey, blousy bloom that only tulips wear well. That makes my heart melt.
Tall order when there’s no space. But I had a trick up my sleeve I’ll share with you. And maybe this will help you get a little creative about what’s not quite coming together for you. Last fall I picked up some ugly, black plastic, veggie crates, filled them with soil, gingerly packed them full with bulbs. I tucked them in between garden beds over winter. One of the best things about this technique is I can move them around my yard, chasing the sun and following the warm. I can make sure they don’t all bloom at once. All the flower lovers in my life can have tulips on their tables week after week since these tulips won’t open gloriously all at once.
The tulips are just beginning. They began in March and certainly have wet my palate for what’s to come. They’ve given me a taste, a little sampling, of how much my own spirit will soar, how much growth I, too will have over the many long flowery months ahead.
Thank you for buying my flowers, whether fresh or dried, or blended into creams and soaps. Thanks for giving me more excuses to build my collection 😍 Thanks for being on this path with me, walking beside me, watching me bloom and fade and bloom some more. If you’re far away, I have a dried flower wreath just for you, bespoke style! If you’re local to my area, please let me know that you would like to sign up for my summer flower subscription (weekly or bi-weekly arrangements). I have lots of flowers in "my collection" meant for you.
And no matter where you are, I challenge you to reach into your deepest beauty, the place where your soul shines, and find one challenge you can overcome, to take you closer to your own purpose and fill your heart with more joy. There’s always something simple we can do. And have a great week! All my best to you,
Chwynyn
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