Every year since 1971, the Lake Geneva Horticultural Society puts on The Tulip Festival from mid-April to mid-May in Morges, Switzerland. It lasts six weeks and presents 150,000 tulips of 250 varieties in every available size, shape and color. Last year, we walked the lakeside, checked out the tulips and stopped for lunch (they have a tent with decent food lakeside).
Lots of places have Tulip Festivals including: Netherland’s Keukenhof Gardens, Holland (in Michigan), Ottawa, Kashmir, the Skagit Valley, Istanbul, Amsterdam, and Perth. Morges is a cute town with a beautiful lakeside. All the flowers make the already beautiful lakeside park feel it festive.
The festival appears to be a group effort. The city of Morges and the regional tourism office assist the Lake Geneva Horticultural Society. Apprentice gardeners assist the city workers and volunteers with the planting. Cities as diverse as Istanbul and Yverdon-les-Bains have donated bulbs.
By the way, Morges is known for its connection to Audrey Hepburn. She lived for years in the nearby town of Tolochenaz, where she is buried.
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