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| Roozengaarde, a Tulip Haven |
Been in the Pacific North West for more than 5 years, meaning it is about time I took a trip to view the lovely tulips of Skagit Valley. My buddy Barb's 3 cousins visited the valley last year and came back with photos and tales of the splendid scenery. So we took the ferry from Port Townsend to Coupeville on Whidbey Island. Stayed 2 nights in the town of Mount Vernon while toodling around the Skagit.
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| Less than an acre, but so pretty! |
April is tulip season, and having squeezed in a visit on the last week of April, made us worry we would be disappointed, as in far fewer tulips. Instead, although we did miss views of dozens of acres of bountiful color, in no way were we deprived of tulip displays.
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| Triumph Tulips - var. 'Rem's Favorite' |
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| Double Peony Tulips |
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| Triumph var 'Suncatcher' |
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| Flaming tulips sprouting 8 ft up on tree branches |
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| Barb enjoying tulip art |
Fringed tulips renamed 'Porcupine tulips' by Barb and myself
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| lily flowered tulips |
This is what the tulip beds & fields look like just after deadheading. The tulip fields are picked clean, then plowed under.
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| Triumph - var. Flamingo |
The tulip touring was so fun, might just have to do it again next year.
