I forgot how thirsty tulips in pos are and beheaded a drooping Negrita Parrot, popped it in a bud vase on the kitchen windowsill and it’s been doing a very fine fandango for about a week so far. I find the shapes that parrot tulips make endlessly enchanting. Love the Bridgewater factory and my partner comes from Stoke. He knew nothing about pottery when we met - I took him and his boys to the decorating studio one Christmas - such fun! So much fun that I’ve taken several groups there as part of creative well-being projects. I now have a little collection of my own bonkers painted Bridgewater bits and pieces. The garden is so lovely and the displays on the walls are fab too.
Live the egg cup and your tales of seaside visits and bargain hunting! The tulip is quite lah di dah for the garden but does suit that egg cup! I hope the talk goes well and the train runs like they (supposedly) did in the 50s 😀!
Lovely eggcup. I once got sent Carneval de Rio as a substitute for Estella Rijnveld. I was not happy.
Least it wasn’t too dissimilar but I can understand I think it’s later so am hoping the very tight white and green buds will be that
I just love the way Estella kind of falls apart in that overblown blowsy way…
Unfortunately Estella Rijnveld is declining in vigour as a cultivar and becoming scarce in cultivation 😔
I forgot how thirsty tulips in pos are and beheaded a drooping Negrita Parrot, popped it in a bud vase on the kitchen windowsill and it’s been doing a very fine fandango for about a week so far. I find the shapes that parrot tulips make endlessly enchanting. Love the Bridgewater factory and my partner comes from Stoke. He knew nothing about pottery when we met - I took him and his boys to the decorating studio one Christmas - such fun! So much fun that I’ve taken several groups there as part of creative well-being projects. I now have a little collection of my own bonkers painted Bridgewater bits and pieces. The garden is so lovely and the displays on the walls are fab too.
A splendid sight to behold indeed.. did you name the said egg cup? Priscilla would be a tip top fitting naming ceremony 🥳
Live the egg cup and your tales of seaside visits and bargain hunting! The tulip is quite lah di dah for the garden but does suit that egg cup! I hope the talk goes well and the train runs like they (supposedly) did in the 50s 😀!