Tulip Festival Suppliers

Festival Merchandiser

Westar Solutions is returning this year as the official Tulip Festival merchandising supplier. Based in Mount Vernon, Westar Solutions offers a complete source for graphics services from design to print, everything from business cards to vehicle wraps, signage and fine art reproductions.

Popular products like coasters, stickers and posters will be available along with some new styles like a collector’s pin (limited run of 100) and mouse pads. With nearly 100% of merchandising now happening in Skagit County, the festival is able to offer a wider variety of clothing colors and sizes. The festival is proud to be producing merchandise locally and of the relationships we have with local retailers who can carry some of these products. Said Westar President

Kevin Hartman, “It’s not just a festival or about making a profit. We’re involved in Tulip Festival meetings –

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we’re involved in developing the festival and being part of the community. Keeping manufacturing in Skagit County helps to build our community; it keeps jobs in the county.”

Kevin’s connection to the Tulip Festival began as a child raised in Mount Vernon. He has a background in art, design and manufacturing. Kevin has worked for Westar for 22 years, straight out of high school. He took over as president in 2006.

Tulip Suppliers

The tulips are spread throughout the Skagit Valley in rotating fields a few miles apart so you will want to take a driving tour to see them all. The festival’s tulip suppliers, RoozenGaarde/Washington Bulb Co., Inc. and Tulip Town, both offer artistic tulip displays in their show gardens and have a deep passion for growing tulips.

Washington Bulb Company/ RoozenGaarde Flowers & Bulbs: RoozenGaarde

Owned by the Roozen family, RoozenGaarde (tulips.com) is the retail division of Washington Bulb Company Inc., the largest flower bulb grower in North America. It farms nearly 800 acres of tulip and daffodil fields located throughout the Skagit Valley. In addition to the fields of flowers, they also grow tulips and lilies year-round in 15 acres of greenhouses and peonies in the late spring. Washington Bulb Company Inc. is one of the largest employers in the Skagit Valley and the primary tulip grower for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.

RoozenGaarde is currently open but the festival season will be a bit different for 2021. Capacity will be restricted during Tulip Festival and advanced reservations via online ticketing will be required. For information regarding the spring bloom and online ticketing, those interested should visit tulips.com/tulip-festivalinformation.

RoozenGaarde’s five-acre display garden is redesigned every year with 100 plus varieties of tulips and over 150 other flower varieties including daffodils, hyacinths, crocus, muscari and other specialty flowers. A 25-acre tulip field and 22-acre daffodil field sit next to the display garden. Visit RoozenGaarde’s Bloom Map at www.tulips.com for updated Bloom information.

Tulip Festival visitors will need to book tickets online in advance.

Don’t forget the gift shop, bulb booth and fresh cut flowers.

Pets and drones not permitted.

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Tulip Town

Tulip Town’s owners, Spinach Bus Venture Group*, purchased the business from Tom and Jeannette DeGoede in 2019. Spinach Bus Venture Group is run by a team of five Mount Vernon High School classmates from the class of 1994. The group is honoring Tulip Town’s rich tradition while incorporating some new ideas like a beer and wine garden. Visitors can enjoy food, treats, ice cream and coffee at the new cafe - The Landing

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at Tulip Town. The team’s goal is to keep the farm a strong agricultural statement that the community can be proud of. Excellent landscaping techniques are featured throughout the farm, with apple trees, gardens, nursery trees, annuals and perennials. The 2021 show gardens will officially open to the public on April 1 and remain open through bloom season. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, access to the gardens is limited and all tickets must be bought in advance online. There will be three ticket options. General Admission includes a self-guided tour of the 2021 Tulip Bloom field, tulip gardens, windmill, indoor tulip display and barn experience. The Experience Pass includes everything from the General Admission plus a mini workshop and escorted access directly into the field where you will be taught how to pick your own bouquet (that you can take home). The Photography Pass (day or season) provides exclusive access to the tulip field and gardens during the golden hours: 6 a.m. - 8 a.m. and through sunset, as well as during normal business hours. Check https:// tuliptown.com/pages/visit for updates on ticketing details. · Tulip Town has a new “shop local” section and gift shop. Credit cards are now accepted. · Parking is free in the gravel parking lot with special spots for those with disabilities: the lot is on Bradshaw Road, adjoining the Tulip Town fields and indoor flower show. · No pets (except service animals) or drones. *Learn more about the members of Spinach Bus Ventures at

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