Tiptoe Through The Tulips

The challenge which I set myself at the start of the year to have more fresh flowers in the house is going well. You might not believe it but I've still got a few flowers left from the seasonal bunch which I bought at the start of the year. The whole bunch lasted a long time, but as they started dying off, I selected the ones which were still going strong, cut them down and popped them in to a smaller vase. Admittedly, they're on their last legs now, but that doesn't matter because I've got some jaunty new tulips to grace my vase.

These little beauties only cost £1.75 from Morrisons. That's not going to break the bank, and they're giving me enourmous pleasure just from looking at them.

When I first brought them in to the house, their stems bowed over almost double. Tulips don't seem to like warm, centrally heated rooms. I'd read somewhere that popping three copper coins in to the vase would perk them up again so I gave it a try. Three pennies were plopped in to the water, but they didn't seem to make any difference. The tulips now reside in my unheated conservatory where they're much happier and perkier.

I've taken a liking to white flowers just lately. They seem so understated and elegant, don't you agree?