I’m not usually drawn to pastel-coloured flowers and I’m not a huge fan of yellow ones but I discovered these yellow tulips in the bluebell patch at the bottom of the garden, and big clumps of primroses down there are still flowering their socks off. The blue/violet and yellow seemed a little lacking on their own, so I added a couple of sprigs of a pink scented pelargonium that have been flowering for a couple of weeks now in another vase.
There’s a heavy blanket of cloud sitting over East Kent today (it feels like it could start bucketing down at any moment) and low light levels, so even in my usually bright kitchen photographing the vase was tricky and I hope I’ve captured the delicate colours.
As usual, I’m joining in with Cathy at Rambling in the Garden (who has sweet peas today!) where you’ll find links to loads of lovely vases from around the world.
Have a good week.
acoastalplot 
I know what you mean about yellow, but in recent years I am being a little more accommodating about it in the garden – it’s taken time though! And I know now that yellow and blue, like your vase, makes a nice combination 🙂 Similar weather here too – and likely to be the same all week, including wedding day…
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Hope the weather is calm, mild and sunny for you on the wedding day. Fingers crossed.
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Thnaks Sam – the forecast is now a bit more settled until early afternoon on Saturday (wedding is at 12). It is not a long dress so she won’t risk dangling it in puddles!
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I absolutely love the spring colors in your vase that brighten up the grey day…especially those yellow tulips.
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Beautiful! Your photos are always so cheering. 🙂
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Thank you Amy.
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Perfect spring colours, the lighting looks perfect for them.
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Sprrrrriiinnnnnnnng!!!!!!! Lovely!
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Lovely choice of light colours, especially with the addition of the pelargonium flowers. I have a patch of yellow tulips in the border that I swear I will remove every year, but it is still there!
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The colors brighten a gray day beautifully, Sam! If you’re not a fan of yellow, I’m afraid my vase this week is likely to give you a fright.
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I know what you mean about yellow too. I either like it pale and primrosy or acid and euphorbic! May have made a new word there – hope you know what I mean! How lovely to have a bluebell patch. Your photos are never grey and gloomy and your vase is just right for today with its delicate scent of Spring.
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Euphorbic should be a word. Brilliant.
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Yellow is one of my favourite colours and I really love your tulips. They have a nice green base, too. I like dark tulips most of all but not by much. I have lovely pink ones but I can’t bring myself to cut them. I remember the scent of my granny’ s red pelargonium, it is quite special. I wonder if your pink ones are scented, too. Have a good week. x
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Yes, it’s a scented one (can’t remember the name). The vase smells lovely.
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Blue and yellow – sunny blue skies. I have blue kingfisher and yellow climbing Senecio daisies paired outside the kitchen door – makes me happy each time I see it.
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Your vases are so beautifully simple and cheerful! Love them!
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The peach-tinted tulips look so pretty with all the tubular purple flowers, I especially like the view from the top, Sam. I have a lot of the purple flowers springing up in my yard, they last a long time in a vase. The pelargonium has such pretty patterns on its petals.
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so lovely x
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Geraniums already! Your garden is weeks ahead of mine. Thanks for what I am hoping is a window to my future!
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These pink flowers are from a plant that overwintered in the greenhouse (i.e. cheating!). x
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Ahhh, refreshing blogger honesty there…thanks for that!
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I’m all for revealing the smoke and mirrors (my photos are artfully cropped!).
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Oh that vase definitely brightens up a grey day Sam. Yellow flowers have grown on me over the years 🙂
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I don’t know what it is about them. Maybe I’ll mellow.
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That is a lovely vase to brightened up dull days! Sarah x
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The yellows go well with the blues don’t they, especially at this time of year!
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A cheerful Spring vase.
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Your photos are lovely Sam, and catch the mood…. it is very cold and showery here too but we keep getting bursts of sunshine in between showers which is nice! Love the combination of yellow with the bluebells. 🙂
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I knew from the title that I was going to love this arrangement, and sure enough it is my favorite so far. I’ve only just stumbled onto your blog, but this is such a simple yet lovely idea.
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