Sometimes people ask me ‘where do you get inspiration?’ I would have to say I go back and reconnect with the reasons I became a Landscape Designer in the first place. The wonder of spring, the fall colors, the cold winter with blooms still in evidence, the contrast between warm, cool and everything that happens in the middle. All of these things inspire me.
This past weekend I went to La Conner Wa to view the tulip fields. I have not been for a long time and they were FULL of people of many nationalities wandering through the fields enjoying the cool weather and the color. Oh, the color! It still amazes me that the growers don’t just throw the bulbs in any old way but intentionally plant the fields for color and contrast. For those of us who know nothing about the system, the color we see now is short lived. After they have bloomed they get the tops cut off and stay in the ground with leaves generating energy for big plump bulbs. I made the mistake of going the week after the festival one year to beat the crowds just to find no color.
The Roozengaarde display gardens are truly beautiful. Full up with new varieties being tested it’s a good place to see new colors, shapes, and combinations.
Roozengaarde Display Garden
Roozengaarde Display Garden
Roozengaarde Display Garden
Roozengaarde Display Garden
You can check out all the varieties of these gorgeous bulbs on line at www.tulips.com. Order now and they are delivered next fall. Believe me the varieties do sell out. I have ordered bulbs online from other companies and they have not been successful. At the Northwest Flower and Garden show this year one of the other gardens had bulbs from Roozengaarde and they were amazing.
