Tulips at RoozenGaarde in Washington's Skagit Valley 2023

I love tulips and have an infinite amount of patience when it comes to admiring and photographing them. Last year I visited Tulip Time for a Friday Fun Day with my friend Amy. We arrived in the Skagit Valley around 1 pm (with a light picnic I had packed) and spent the afternoon visiting 2 Tulip Farms and Christianson's Nursery.

Then on Sunday, Dan and I took my mom up for a day trip to see the tulips. She had seen them our first year in Seattle but its been 8 years and it was time for another visit up close. It was really perfect because my Friday trip helped me decide which farm to take my mom to (RoozenGaarde) and how to orchestrate the trip (remember to bring chairs & lunch). It went so well and she had a great day. 

A new development was she now stands and tells me which photos to take, so everything you see here was art directed by Louise.

I love the apricot-pink tulip Menton. I can't be sure if this is it, but it sure gives the same effect.

The show gardens at RoozenGaarde feature ribbons of color and texture and are worth the price of admission. It is best to visit midweek when you can take photos without the crowd in every shot, but either way you will enjoy the magnificent natural displays.

Why don't I plant peach tulips with peach centered daffodils and deep blue grape hyacinth? This is such a charming display.

I want to call this garden bed "Cream & Sugar." 

And this delightful pink & peach double tulip combo is girly and glorious.

We also stopped at Christianson's Nursey and shopped for plants (and we love their gift shop!). I can't recommend a day like this enough. And if you can do it with your mom you have hit the jackpot.