Mother Nature offered gray skies and blustery winds, but more than 1,000 visitors took in the multitude of hues at the Woodland Tulip Festival over the weekend.
This is the 30th anniversary of Holland America Bulb Farms’ business in the U.S., and the half-acre display garden recalls important events during those three decades with signs, tulips and other spring flowers, said Nicolette Wakefield, manager of the gift shop.
o What: Woodland Tulip Festival, which includes food, music, arts and crafts, and children’s activities and equipment. Taking photos in the fields is encouraged.
o Where: Holland America Bulb Farms, 1066 S. Pekin Road, Woodland.
o When: Daily in April, with activities on weekends.
o Cost: Admission is free.
o Information: 360-225-4512, http://habf.net.
o What: Woodland Tulip Festival, which includes food, music, arts and crafts, and children's activities and equipment. Taking photos in the fields is encouraged.
o Where: Holland America Bulb Farms, 1066 S. Pekin Road, Woodland.
o When: Daily in April, with activities on weekends.
o Cost: Admission is free.
o Information: 360-225-4512, http://habf.net.
She said about a quarter of the tulips were in bloom for the first weekend of the Woodland Tulip Festival. She predicted half will be in bloom next weekend. The festival is open daily in April, with activities on weekends.
“There will be a couple of million in bloom next week,” said Benno Dobbe, who owns the farm with his family and came from The Netherlands in 1980.
There are 75 acres with up to 100 varieties of tulips at the Woodland farm.
Dobbe estimates that he plants 25 million tulip bulbs. Up to 4 million plants can be in bloom at once, he estimated.
Cut tulip flowers from Holland America are sold in every state, Dobbe said.
If you’re looking to add tulips to your yard, Wakefield has these recommendations:
• Orange Lion: light orange.
• Abigail: purple-pink.
• Blenda: pink with a shade of blue at top.
• Pinocchio: red with a white edge.
