Looking for an alternative to re-planting hybridized tulips every autumn? Don’t have a lot of space? Try ‘species’ or ‘botanical tulips’ in your garden! By their name you might think they’re suited for a botanist, but in reality any tulip-friendly gardener can grow these little gems. Unlike their cultivated cousins, these wilder tulips will return each spring with more prolific blooms, creating a little colony. They are perfect for small bud vases and in wild spring bouquets. T. turkestanica (top) and T. clusiana ‘Chrysantha’ (bottom) blooming in the Pear St. herb garden. 

May Day Review: The Pear Street garden is in bloom and plenty is growing in the greenhouse. I’ve officially moved all the ranunculus out of their shelters. The species tulips are blooming (Tulipa tarda is shown). The red lake currents are just starting to flower along with the bush cherries and beach plums. My Cerinthe major “purpurascens” seedlings are ready to be planted. It’s going to be a busy spring

April is well on it’s way… along with a new season of floral options and events. Check out these samples for a client’s wedding.

Lovely new Pyrex additions from my Grand Rapids trip.

Design and packaging done for The Ann Arbor Seed Co. It’s time to start planning your garden!

I forgot about the burro’s tails! Don’t worry little guy, you’ll get your chance at #diypsi. #theforagingflorist

Bone mounts ready for some Tillandsia. #theforagingflorist #diypsi

Working on my DIYpsi swag bag freebies. #theforagingflorist #diypsi

Oh hello dead lightbulb. We meet again.

Pictures through the ladder. #theforagingflorist