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Annual Explosion Of Color At The 2006 Tulip Festival.Springtime in Skagit Valley brings a very special event that draws over a million people per year. Only 30 minutes south of Bellingham, The annual Tulip Festival is a stunning display of one of natures most colorful flowers--The tulip. There are no words adequate to describe the vast fields of color.
Tulip Time In Skagit Valley is typically April 1st through April 30th is not to be missed if you are ever in Northwestern Washington during this event. |
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Take
Some
Tulips Home 
displays and large temporary concession tents where you can purchase a
bouquet of your favorite
colored flowers. If you have a hard time choosing your
favorite flowers you can always buy two, three, or more
bouquets. The cut flowers are very affordable and even more so
the more you purchase. 
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Interesting Fact:The countless colorful flowers in fields stretching as far as the eye can see are actually only a byproduct of what the growers really want to grow--- More tulip bulbs. A very small fraction of these flowers ever end up in someone's vase or for sale in area nurseries, but the bulbs are shipped around the world throughout the year. |
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There is a nominal admission fee to enter the tulips displays and gardens during the tulip festival ($2-$5)
WHERE TO GO
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