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Tulips and Their Meanings: What Growing Tulips Taught Me About Spring, Color, and Patience
Every spring, there is one flower I find myself looking forward to more than almost any other. Not because it’s rare. Not because it’s difficult to grow. But because few flowers announce the arrival of spring as beautifully as tulips. I still remember the first time I planted tulip bulbs. It felt strange burying something in the soil during autumn and then walking away for months with nothing visible to show for it. Through winter, there was no sign of life above ground. If I hadn’t known better, I might have assumed nothing was happening. Then one spring morning, small green shoots appeared. Within weeks, those shoots transformed into elegant flowers swaying in the cool breeze. That experience taught me