We walked through the gardens on our way to work on Thursday and that was pleasant even though they still had a lot of work left to do. There were many empty beds. There were also magnificent tulips, dramatic fritillaries (with the hats) and eye-poppingly bright alliums.
On Sunday, we re-visited the gardens and found that they'd put in tulips. Some of the previously empty beds now had new tulips on the cusp of opening. Now I know: They don't leave the bulbs in for the winter and risk uneven grids or that "missing tooth" look in the formal beds. They wait for spring and then transplant them.
Anyway, the opening of the gardens is a wonderful confirmation of what the trees, grass, and budding flowers are trying to tell us: SPRING HAS SPRUNG!
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