Sunday was a perfect day for a drive to see the tulip festival at Timbuk Farms, near Granville, Ohio.
Although the ads offered live music and other activities, I guess things were winding down by the time we got there in the afternoon. The festival was scheduled to end at 3pm Sunday, but when we left at 2, cars were still coming in, and there were many people still wandering the fields, eating, and browsing the greenhouse.
Little wildflowers (dandelion, Spring Beauty, and violets) dotted the lawn on the way to the fields.
The first display we saw was this red, white, and blue patriotic design. It was down over a steep hill, and above a field of daffodils, but I did not venture close enough to see what flowers were used to create this. Just not feeling too patriotic these days.
Buckets for picking were available, if you wanted to take a bouquet home. Price was $1.25 a stem, not bad but I did not pick any, since they would surely have been drooping by the time we got home.
The fields were busy, as you can see. There were 4 acres of flowers, about 500, 000 bulbs.
I think these delicately colored blooms were my favorites. I think. There were so many colors to choose from!
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These peony-flowered yellow tulips were in many people's picking buckets.
As you can see, there was a large patch of them available.
Timbuk Farms also produces Christmas trees.
The greenhouses offered a wide variety of plants.
We didn't stay long, as we had our auction pickup scheduled later in the day, and it was getting pretty warm. But I got my flower fix, for the moment anyway!
PS: a while back I mentioned a book I am reading called The Assassin's Cloak. Apparently the title came from this quote by a poet who was well-kniwn in his day: “A diary is an assassin’s cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen” – Willian Soutar, 1934.
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What a great place to visit. It's so pretty with all those tulips
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful sight. Tulips are just starting to bloom around here and brightening up peoples yards, but, of course in fewer numbers than you saw.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tulips!! My neighbour grows some of those soft coral ones and I think they are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see all those tulips. I find they don't last long as cut flowers. I have some I planted last fall just breaking the surface in the front of the house. We leave tomorrow for Greece so I hope I get to see my tulips in bloom when I return.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see the flowers, especially those growing and blooming in such wide patches!
ReplyDelete...there can never be too many tulips.
ReplyDeleteOttawa also has a tulip festival. It occurs just a week bit later than yours — May 08 - 18. 😄
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I would be so happy to be in a place like this.
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