The tulips are wondering, “Is it ok to come out?” After the fourth-coldest April in Chicago records, the temperatures are finally starting to warm up. Huddled underground for months, the tulips are finally feeling the warmth. They are mustering up the courage to break out of their green shells.
Seeing the tulips blooming is one of the great joys of working at the Tribune Tower. The wonderful garden medians in the middle of Michigan Avenue always have an array of seasonal plants.
Every walk to work, to lunch, and to home; this wonderful garden is there. For 18 years I’ve enjoyed this urban garden in the middle of busy Michigan Avenue.
This is the first half of the blog post. Read the second half at: www.spudart.org/blog/first-tulip-blossoms-chicago-spring-...
