Tulip Time in Town

I'm a big fan of the Tulip Festival in Holland Michigan, and as a matter of fact, I'll be traveling there next week! But I discovered that I might not always have to travel so far to see a wonderful tulip display. Turns out that one of my usual local spots does up their tulips in almost the same way.

As a member of Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus Ohio, I often visit during the winter so that I can soak up a little false summer when all is cold and gray outside. In the early spring, they also have a butterfly display which I thoroughly enjoy. But somehow I never managed to visit during tulip season until this very year. That was a big mistake on my part!

It was actually a very gloomy day when I visited, but it didn't matter one bit. The tulips were so colorful that it was like having sunshine on the ground.

I did pop in to see the butterflies, but for once, my love of butterflies took a back seat to the tulips. I took a few hasty pictures, then wandered back outside.

Blue Morpho-closed 

Blue Morpho-open

Even the courtyards were packed with tulips. It was so lovely, everywhere I looked.

Perhaps this was a good way to get mentally prepared for the beauty that is the Tulip Time Festival in Holland Michigan. If you haven't been to it, you should. But you can always substitute the Franklin Park Conservatory here in Columbus, because it's pretty good too! One thing though, don't be surprised if you see more tulips here after I visit Holland...