Sunday, May 22, 2011

Elizabeth Park: Decline of the Tulips

Here is the Annual Garden at Elizabeth Park, which I am going to be showing through the year.  The top one is from Wednesday and the small one is the scene I showed two weeks ago.   On Wednesday the tulips were mostly gone.
These flower plots will probably be given a little rest before the bulbs are pulled out and the Annual Garden is replanted.  I will be back.  Meanwhile, I will show other parts of the park.
 
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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 22, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    Honestly. This is why I don't waste time, space and money on tulips. Not even a nectar less honeybee will pay a single tulip lip service.

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  2. zaktonMay 22, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    I wonder how long tulips can last?

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  3. BirdmanMay 22, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Yes, the end is not sweet... such a melancholy time to see the petals drop so soon.

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  4. cieldequimperMay 22, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Next year...

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  5. ShannonMay 22, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    "Nature's first green is gold,
    Her hardest hue to hold.
    Her early leaf's a flower;
    But only so an hour.
    Then leaf subsides to leaf.
    So Eden sank to grief,
    So dawn goes down to day.
    Nothing gold can stay."

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  6. SharonMay 22, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    So sad to see but, as Disney would say such is the circle of life.

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  7. Clueless in BostonMay 22, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    I like the composition and while it would have been nice to catch the tulips in bloom, it is still beautiful.

    Thanks for finding the info on Harold Connolly yesterday. I added it to my post with a link to the BITA site on Connolly.

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  8. VPMay 22, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    This is so sad, but obviously nature is following its course and it makes a good before and after photo op!

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  9. LowellMay 22, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Tulips don't last long I guess. Lois got some from our daughter for Mother's Day...they were beautiful while they lasted, which was only a few days...

    This is a superb park!

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  10. KateMay 22, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    Glorious tulips, despite their demise we can carry around the memory of their spectacular blooms. It is wonderful to have a space that is carefully tended to show off different blossoms.

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  11. Regina KMay 22, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Can't wait to see what else blooms in the garden!!!

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  12. RedPatMay 22, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    That's the one nice thing about a cool spring - the flowers last longer. Looking forward to summer blooms.

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  13. Genie -- Paris and BeyondMay 22, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    Although the tulips are fading, they were beautiful in their peak... I am sure that there will be more flowers and displays to come!

    Bises,
    Genie

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  14. CildemerMay 22, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    So sad to see those beautiful flowers fading! But that's life and you just have to be patient and wait for them to come back next spring;o)
    Thanks for sharing your beautiful pics, Jack;o)

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  15. RandyMay 22, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Beauty fades so quickly in somethings. But at least in flowers it will return.

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  16. DawnMay 25, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    Oh my goodness! I have missed too much here. And this one is almost sad! What a lot of work....makes you wonder if the beauty is worth it?

    I think so! (Just glad I don't have to do it all;))

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