First Things

You may have noticed the tulips this spring in the flower bed on the west side of the church building. They grew from forced bulbs that were planted in the spring, because we didn't get them in last fall.

The trick with forced tulips is knowing when to plan them. Once they come out of the refrigerator, they start growing and they have to be planted or they'll die. But once they're planted, they're subject to late winter/early spring weather surprises.

These tulips were tough. They survived two snowstorms and two overnight freezes and were looking beautiful by Easter.