Today's Report Includes:
Georgia O'Keeffe-style Tulip Art
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Determined Gardeners: We're happy to report that three tulips have emerged. We planted the bulbs three times. The first ones were eaten by what we thought were squirrels. We planted some more bulbs, put chicken wire on the ground over them, and constructed a five-foot tall chicken-wire fence around them. The next day we found that something had dug deep tunnels under the fence and ate the bulbs. This time we thought it was a raccoon--the tunnels looked too deep for squirrels, so we put heavy logs all around the outside of the fence, and at last, nothing ate the bulbs. (Rockville, MD) Tulip Pests: 1 Tulip bloomed on the 27th and several more have bloomed today (28th). We dug up a bulb that had not emerged and learned that bugs had wrecked havoc on our bulbs, we predict this might have happened to more bulbs because of our warm wet early winter. (East Peoria, IL) Read all the comments by clicking on the tulip map. |
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Does it seem like spring is coming earlier or later than it did last year? Locate your garden on the map. Using the color key decide whether your early spring temperatures were warmer, cooler or just the same as the average. How will this affect your tulip garden?
- Make a statement in your journal that includes your conclusion about temperatures and your growing garden.
Temperature Anomilies Dec. - Feb. 2007
Credit NOAA
While we are waiting for spring to spread across the map we’ll focus on special gardens each week. This week we have 2 more gardens for you to explore!
Roosevelt
Middle School of the Arts, Milwaukee,
WI What
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Westshire
Elementary, West Fairlee, VT |
| "Nobody sees a flower, really--it is so small--we haven't time, and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time." Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) | |
| O'Keeffe was an artist finely attuned to the sounds and sights of the natural world. In addition to looking closely and intimately at her subjects, she often wrote of the things she heard around her: blowing wind, rustling trees and animal sounds. She transferred these sounds into the mood of her paintings using color and form. |  |
Grab your art supplies and venture into your blooming tulip garden this spring. Look closely to explore the details of the beauty that surrounds you! >> |
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Throughout the season you ask great questions. Who can answer your most difficult questions? Get ready to send your questions to our Tulip Garden Expert, Eve Blanchard. Opens today at 1 PM (EDT)! >>
The Next Tulip Garden Update Will Be Posted on April 6, 2006.
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