So Why the red tulip as my nod of favour? It's one of the first spring blooms at my home, so beautiful in the barren garden, signalling the beauty of summer. How can they not make me happy? In honour of them, I have planted many, perhaps heritage to my Dutch blood. I even planted them on my construction lot the year we built our house. The ground was so ugly, brown and muddy with all the piles of dirt. And yes, I planted a couple hundred tulips that spring. I enjoyed their bloom while we worked on the house, and subsequently, I dug out and planted them in my gardens.  Tulips I still enjoy today. Nothing is better than traipsing out the gardens, cutting one flower here and another there to make a glorious bouquet of beauty. I love bringing my garden and its beauty inside to enjoy all day long, like a flower painting, which is enjoyed on cold, dreary winter days to warm up your walls with the promise of spring.