RoozenGaarde - 500 acres of daffodils, 350 acres of tulips, 15 acres of greenhouses
It is the largest tulip and daffodil bulb producer in the US (source)
The three acre "show garden is planted with around three hundred thousand spring-flowering bulbs" (more here)
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Grape hyacinths create purple rivers through various gardens
Some of the tulips seemed to have an inner glow
It's difficult to capture in a picture but it's very special to see
This tree always sprouts tulips in its limbs
Bloom where you are planted
"12" & Seattle Seahawks logo
University of Washington - purple & gold
Some of the tulips looked like peonies
These petals looked waxy and translucent
combinations of orange, yellow, and red
RoozenGaarde is the largest, but not the only, bulb producer in Skagit County. About 2,000 acres of tulips and daffodils are grown and sold for both cut flowers and bulbs throughout the United States and Canada. About 20 million bulbs are harvested each summer.
Click the arrow for a YouTube video - flying over the tulip fields
Learn more about tulips and Skagit Valley here
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