Spring bulb gardening... bending/breaking the rules!

I've been known to bend the rules a bit. I call it bending, Adam calls it breaking. Nothing too serious (except for some previous speeding tickets and a brush encounter with the juvenile deliquent lady at Le Mars Community Middle School. Honest to God, there was a mix up and there were two of us with the same name- they got the wrong girl). I'm a nice, law abiding citizen.

Some of my absolute favorite plants are the Spring bulbs, as you probably have known...
Crocus, hyacinth, muscari, daffodils, and finally (my favorite) the tulips are triumphly announcing their return now. They are everywhere: grocery stores, florist shops, the independent garden centers, the home improvement warehouses, landscapes and so forth. Cut flower bunches, bouquets, container plants- everything imaginable. I'm a little overwhelmed but in a good way.

I've been buying bunches of tulips weekly, since they first were in season. As you probably know, I am also very limited in my gardening space (AKA my balcony). And here is where the bending/ breaking happens....

As more and more people are moving towards small space gardening, either because of smaller residences (apartments, townhomes, etc.), less time or energy, or even less resources- container gardening is on the rise. Someday, hopefully very soon I will be able to have some serious space for gardening so I can try out the latest and greatest, but in the meantime I have to sit tight. Traditionally, Spring bulbs have been floral/ potted gift items or in the landscapes. And here is where I am bending the rules a little bit.

Here is a little container I put together over the weekend:
Tete a Tete daffodils (back), muscari (blue flowers to the right), and front and center are orange ranunculus. The ranunculus are annuals for us the Midwest but some of my absolute favorite flowers.

Enjoy the little dose of Spring... and Happy Easter!