they’re a flower that was always around growing up. in my mom’s pretty vases, my neighbours’ flower patches. my great-grandparents were from the netherlands and they handmade these sweet little wooden tulip yard stakes that are now split up across my extended family. whenever i go to visit my Oma or my aunts i see a couple of them in their gardens and it makes me smile. they feel very familiar to me.
i also love how they look open! from what i’ve seen it’s not the most popular way to display them, but one of my favourite parts of buying a bunch of closed tulips is watching them slowly open and seeing the stamens inside.
