Sandhill Creek Tulip Farm

 It's Tulip season and Sandhill Creek Farm is open for viewing!  This local farm, located on the road to Sauble Beach, just opened for the first time last year, and we were mightily impressed!  We have visited the famous tulip fields of the Skagit Valley in Washington State, and this is just as impressive.  The season is short though, so we went during the first week.

There are numerous rows of the tulips, each about four feet wide.  Some are a single colour and others are mixed, with all styles of blooms.

The pathways are of hard-packed sand, and wide enough for me to ride down between each row.

I personally like the various mixtures of colouirs, but let me show you the range.

There are early season, mid-season and late tulips.  These two rows are obviously of the late variety.

The tulip field has been moved to new ground from last year, but they still sit in the shadow of the old farm barn.

Among the single colour rows, these bright red were one of my favourites.

There were bright orange, ...

brilliant yellow, ...

And more subdued purple.

Mrs. F.G. was most impressed by these very large white ones, with unique variegated leaves.

If my mom had been along, these would definitely have been her favourites!