Thursday, April 13, 2006

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival


Yesterday Dad and Alma visited a tulip farm near their home so they could enjoy the hundreds of acres of tulips that are blooming colorfully right now. Last evening, nearly fifty beautiful photos arrived in my email box from Dad; tulips galore! We enjoyed chatting on the phone together and talking about the pictures. And I thanked him for sending them so I could blog them for you today.

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival has been occuring in the Mount Vernon, Washington area for 23 years. This event starts the first of April and continues until the end of the month. The two largest tulip gardens are Tulip Town and Roozengaarde. Both these growers allow visitors to stroll among the tulips or take a trolley ride through the tulip fields. At Tulip Town, an indoor exhibit displays more than 60 varities of tulips. Roozengaarde's has 1,200 acres of field blooms and another 15 acres of greenhouses. A 3 acre display garden that displays an authentic windmill that is perfect for posing pictures at. Both the Tulip Town and Roozengaarde gardens are owned by farmers who immigrated to the Skagit Valley from Holland. And both gardens are a delight for the eye!

Enjoy the pictures, courtesy of my Dad. And thank you, Dad, for sharing them.

4 comments:

  1. Beautiful tulips! Thanks to you and to your dad for sharing them; I enjoyed them!

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  2. Breathtaking photos. Tell your dad thanks for sharing them. You can almost smell the fresh spring scent.

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  3. It looks like I am home :c) .. I am from the Netherlands

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  4. Hi Lucy! I thought of you when I create my tulips post yesterday. My dear aunt lived in Germany for 30 years and traveled extensively. The Netherlands was a favorite, favorite place of hers. Enjoy a happy day and all the tulips!

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