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Holland, Michigan’s Windmill Island Gardens celebrates 50 years

April 7, 2015   •   Leave a Comment

Mother’s Day blooms abound at Windmill Island Gardens. (Photo: Flickr/Rachel Kramer)
Mother’s Day blooms abound at Windmill Island Gardens. (Photo: Flickr/Rachel Kramer)

2015 marks the 50th anniversary of Windmill Island Gardens, a city-owned park in the heart of Holland, Michigan. To celebrate the anniversary, horticulture staff will implement a theme of “The Gilded Garden,” intended to evoke a sense of luxury, opulence and visual treasure.

After the tulips are done blooming, annuals will be planted in their place. The gardening staff has chosen flower cultivars in as many shades of yellow and gold as possible to evoke the rich hues of summer. Vibrant masses of golden-toned blooms, stunning color, arresting foliage, and carefully chosen plant combinations will adorn each flower bed. Over 100 varieties of annuals are included in the garden plan; over 20 are new cultivars that have never been grown on the island before.

Whether visitors are seeking a tranquil corner, a shady bench with a view of the windmill, or a velvet expanse of green lawn, the gardens at Windmill Island can provide a feast for the eyes and the soul. For nearly 50 years, the centerpiece of the gardens has been the 252-year-old DeZwaan Windmill. It symbolizes the authentic Dutch heritage of the community. For more information, click here.

Filed Under: Clippings Tagged With: 50 years, Holland, Michigan, tulip festival, tulips, windmill island gardens

A treasure trove of rare wild tulip photos

October 1, 2014   •   Leave a Comment

girl-carrys-red-tulips-oct-14Tulip lovers have a new website to explore: www.tulipsinthewild.com features photographs of rare wild tulip species in their remote mountain native habitats. The site follows a group of Dutch bulb enthusiasts on a two-decade quest to some of the world’s most forbidding mountain ranges as they find and photograph little-known tulip species in the wild.

Despite their genteel garden image, tulips in the wild are native to harsh landscapes in hard-to-reach corners of the world. They’re often found clinging to barren mountain ledges exposed to wind, cold and drought. The contrast of harsh habitat and colorful tulips makes for some breathtaking photographs, most shot in mountain ranges in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, and Afghanistan.

The site features an interactive map where users can click on a region to view the tulips that were photographed there. A selection of expedition shots is included plus tulip images with a description of each flower and where it was found. The only frustration for many will be the fact that most of the tulips displayed still exist only in the wild or in a few private collections. So for now, the best view of some of the rarest tulips on earth is just a click away, at www.tulipsinthewild.com.

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Unseasonably warm weather is trouble for tulips

March 25, 2012   •   Leave a Comment

The Detroit News:

In Windsor, 12,000 of the 20,000 bulbs planted in a city park were gobbled up by squirrels. In Holland, deer dug up so many tulips in a park that the city placed a fence, not around, but over the flowers. In Bloomfield Hills, Cranbrook House and Gardens kept the critters away with a concoction that was three parts sawdust and one part hot pepper.

“The squirrels were having a feast while looking at us and giving a giggle,” said Dave Tootill, horticulture supervisor for Windsor.

While the onslaught isn’t a threat to the Tulip Time Festival in Holland, organizers are also worried about another malady related to the warm temperatures.

Read the full story here…

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