Why I Love Tulips

Photo credit: from a forwarded email

Tulips have a certain charm that I cannot shake off. I instantly fell in love with the flower the first time I saw a bouquet of tulips in a flower shop many years ago. I love the way the petals look like, broad and upward and forming a cup. The flower does not look very complicated at all. When you see one, you know it's a tulip because of the flower head, the tubular stem and the long narrow leaves.

Unlike other flowers out there, the tulips are simple and they don't possess any crinkly part in their botanical structure. It's a very stream-lined flower and that's why I love it so much. It's very easy and pleasing to look at.

Here are some information on tulips:

• Although it is widely associated to The Netherlands, tulips had been commercially cultivated in the Ottoman Empire and some vast arid areas of Africa, Asia and Europe.
• It belongs to the Liliacaea family in the botanical kingdom.
• It grows one flower per stem but some variations can have several flowers in one stem.
• It is a perennial plant which normally blooms during spring.

The Smell of LOVE!

I smell love in the air and it's just around the corner. Valentine's Day is fast approaching and most couples I know are already scampering to find ways of celebrating it with interest.

The old-fashioned way of gift-giving does not appeal to my ultra-hip and modern friends so I guess, they are more into something adventurous and unique.

As for myself, my husband and I have been over the gift-giving phase and a simple "I love yous" do the trick. I for one will be content to receive a bunch of lovely flowers (tulips to be exact because they are my favorite!) if he wants to give me. If he does, then I can already smell Love!