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Even in crowded urban neighborhoods, ordinary Americans cultivated gardens—small patches of earth where they grew flowers alongside vegetables. A tulip garden represented both practical food production and the human need for beauty, color, and a connection to nature within the built environment.
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You step into the narrow plot behind the row house, soil still cool from morning. Tulips stand in neat rows, their red and yellow cups closed tight against the chill. The smell of turned earth mixes with smoke from chimneys; behind the fence, the city hums with voices and cart wheels.
Reflect
What grows in or around your home? What does it mean to you?