Last calendar week I was involved inward an incredibly fun morn at the Flower Dome, Gardens past times the Bay - planting tulips for Tulipmania which opens today, 29 Apr 2013.
Like many hither nosotros don't direct maintain a garden, simply a balcony amongst a few pot plants on it in addition to whilst we've tried to grow plants inward the past times we've had varying degrees of success at this. I'm non a massive gardening fanatic (though I regard if I had a garden I'd dear it) but the chance to instruct my hands a lilliputian dingy in addition to produce something a fleck dissimilar sounded similar a lot of fun in addition to something non to hold out missed!
Like many hither nosotros don't direct maintain a garden, simply a balcony amongst a few pot plants on it in addition to whilst we've tried to grow plants inward the past times we've had varying degrees of success at this. I'm non a massive gardening fanatic (though I regard if I had a garden I'd dear it) but the chance to instruct my hands a lilliputian dingy in addition to produce something a fleck dissimilar sounded similar a lot of fun in addition to something non to hold out missed!
I arrived brilliant in addition to early on in addition to at that spot were already a lot of volunteers busy planting the bulbs inward the Flower Field expanse of the dome. It was a really organised morning, amongst express fourth dimension to instruct the planting done it for sure needed to be. The bulbs were planted sections at a fourth dimension (you tin dismiss run across the record dividing the sections inward my photos) according to a conception which volition run across the tulips blossom inward rows inward a multifariousness of dissimilar colours. It was fascinating to lookout how speedily the rows were planted up. Of course of report equally good equally watching the others doing it I got to produce a fleck myself. I was nowhere well-nigh equally efficient equally those who had been doing it all the morn but it was swell fun in addition to for sure non something I e'er imagined I'd hold out doing at the Flower Dome.
Tulipmania is a 3 calendar week upshot get-go today, 29 Apr 2013. It has been organised to convey people 'closer to the wonders of nature' in addition to to accept 'visitors on a botanical journeying into the Blue Planet of tulips'. There volition hold out an amazing 20,000 bulbs all flown inward from the Netherlands on display during these 3 weeks inward many dissimilar colours, including red, pink, yellow, white in addition to purple. You tin dismiss too run across a multifariousness of other beautiful saltation blooms inward the Flower Dome such equally lilies, hyacinths, daffodils in addition to muscari. There are plenty of activities arranged equally good for everyone to instruct involved inward whilst Tulipmania is on. These include activeness sheets for children in addition to events such equally Dutch cheese tasting equally good equally special promotions, including a 15% discount on admission into the cooled conservatories during Mother’s Day weekend (10-12 May), in addition to a peril to win a yoke of tickets to Keukenhof, Kingdom of the Netherlands inward 2014. Take a expect at Gardens past times the Bay's website for to a greater extent than details of these in addition to everything else that is happening.
The Flower Field is sure to expect amazing when all the tulips inward all their beautiful colours are inward bloom. I actually promise to instruct dorsum at that spot 1 time again to run across them, peculiarly equally I helped establish a few of the bulbs!
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| A few tulips that had already been planted |
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| This was the row I helped to plant |
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| Tulip Facts - how many did y'all know? |
Tulipmania is on right away from the 29 Apr 2013 to xx May 2013 at the Flower Dome, Gardens past times the Bay. Check out their website for to a greater extent than data in addition to 'tip-toe through the tulips' at that spot soon.
The Flower Dome is opened upwards from 9am - 9pm. Admission accuse to the Flower Dome applies.
Thanks to Gardens past times the Bay for the form invitation to accept role inward the tulip planting.
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