NBC 5: Power of the flower: the story behind TCU's tulips

[TopFrog]

Power of the flower: the story behind TCU's tulips​

Story by Madi Marks

Have you seen the hundreds of tulips that cover Texas Christian University's campus every spring?

This is only possible because of one girl's wish to beautify the campus.

Mary Beasley, a former member of the TCU Board of Trustees, was passionate about the beautification of TCU's campus.

Read more at https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...ower-the-story-behind-tcus-tulips/ar-BB1kQnPj

 

[JogginFrog]

A great use of a designated endowed gift. Everyone can enjoy the flowers and enjoy TCU's beautiful campus, and no one has to grump about tuition being used on "wasteful" campus beautification.

 

[The TCU Football Jerk]

Reminds me of a joke.

A family of moles awakens from hibernation.

The father mole pokes his head out of the hole and says, “I smell tulips it must be spring”.

The mother mole pokes her head out of the hole and says, “I smell cherry blossoms it must be spring”.

The baby mole is trying to squeeze between his parents but gets stuck and says, “All I smell is molasses”.

 

[Big Frog II]

The campus is beautiful. It's like going to school in the middle of a Botanic Garden.