I started a new border for the front of my house last year and planted four mugo pines and five different types of tulips in between them. Then I layered the top with pebbles. So far three have bloomed but the other two are on their way.

Unfortunately the camera focused too much on the background which was too distracting so I had to layer black fabric everywhere.

I'm not sure if there is a tulip registry somewhere, is there one? It doesn't seem like they are as organized with hybrid names and their background for some reason. (or maybe I am wrong. and is there a hosta registry too?)

Here is a Ancilla, a kaufmanniana or water lily type tulip. It was first to bloom, and much earlier than any other spring flowers, including my neighbours, so we were first to have spring blooms
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Here's Tulip Fashion. I'm not sure if it is labelled right or I got the correct bulbs because I did some googling and Fashion is a kaufmanniana too. I like the leaves on this guy too
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Here's Tulipa humilis 'Persian Pearl', a small one, only inches tall. I planted four of them but only one survived. There was heavy raining in the fall and I think the water didn't drain causing the other three to rot.
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Because I didn't plant many of the garden plants at my house I will need help with ID's on many plants as they start blooming. The house already had a nice garden.
I'm not sure what these are but there are plenty growing everywhere in shady spots. They are also growing with my Cyp. parviflorum now.
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And this old tree gives many many white blooms! What is it?
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The lawn is a bit yellow:embarass: , my neighbours have green lawns... Anyways I will be digging up all of this portion for new flower beds...

Beautiful photos!:heart: :heart: :heart: the tulips.I think the perennial is a Bergenia and the tree looks like Itea ? A big Itea? TY

Excellent shots! :thumbsup:

Gorgeous! Not sure about the tree...does it make fruit?

so pretty.

I don't know about the tree either....:confused:....but how pretty!

The tulips are amazing also!!! :thumbsup:

The pink blossomed perrennial is without a doubt, Bergenia.
:thumbsup: You did a great job with the photos!

thanks:D

I found an blue print of the garden from 1987! And the tree planted was a Prunus padus, and the pink blooms are Bergenia cordifolia (Heartleaf Bergenia, I'm not sure if they are all of this species, are there hybrids too because I am not sure if the previous owner made many divisions or bought more hybrids) also I can ID some of my other old trees now. The garden was professionally landscaped back then but this blue print is very outdated and its worn out so it looks like a treasure map

I found
Prunus padus (Bird Cherry)
Prunus triloba (Chinese Flow Almond)
Lyringa villosa (Late Lilac) (x2)
Picea pungens ‘Glauca’ (x4)
Lonicera dropmore scarlet (Climbing Honeysuckle)
Caragana arb. Pendula (Weeping Caragana)
Juniperus h. Wiltonii (Blue Rug)
Juniperus chinensis Pfitzfer (Golden Juniper) (x2)
Sorbus aucuparia
Bergenia cordifolia (Heartleaf Bergenia)
Shrubby cinquefoil

I'll probably end up labelling everything because I can't help myself after growing orchids...

Look @ the leaves on tulip Fashion!!
They are nice! :thumbsup:

Spring time is truly here:heart:

Ramon:D

Nice shots Fren. My tulips have been out of flower for almost a month now!

I love those species tulips, my Darwin hybrids just came out of the ground in the last week or so.

Shaun

I love tulips those are beautiful:cool:

John

Here is Tulip Elegant Lady, a later blooming tulip. It is too hot and sunny these couple days and suprisingly there was snow in nearby cities and fear of frost last week. Our weather is so odd. It's been around 30oC, I know its not so hot for those down south.
I had to use an umbrella to shade the plants for the photos, it was just too much lighting.
I just have one more tulip I planted to bloom, but I'm not sure if it will bloom (maybe it is an even later bloomer). They are a miniature one like the Tulipa humilus 'persian pearl'. Seems that the miniatures are harder to grow.
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Is that the flowering tree that smells like a fish market or the Bada Bing? Year ago there were trees something like that at a school I went to. They would make us line up to come inside by them, and did they stink like hell.

so pretty:heart:

Excellent Photos!:biglove:

Ramon:D

Is that the flowering tree that smells like a fish market or the Bada Bing? Year ago there were trees something like that at a school I went to. They would make us line up to come inside by them, and did they stink like hell.

:lol:lol

I found out it is a cherry with insignificant fruits

Beautiful! :thumbsup:

Watch the Bergenia. I work at a greenhouse and a great many people conplain that they rot theirs out. Nice photos.

Adam