Blooming beautiful! The Tesselaar tulip festival – in pictures
The annual Tesselaar tulip festival in Australia continues to draw crowds despite a challenging growing season caused by warm and wet weather. The event celebrates the diversity of tulips and provides a family-friendly cultural experience.
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Blooming beautiful! The Tesselaar tulip festival – in pictures | Plants | The Guardian
Pretty in pink: plenty of people were out enjoying the final weekend of the festival.
Unusually warm and wet conditions this year led to a significant loss of bulbs and less flowers. But this did not deter the crowds.
Tulips are widely grown in Australia but thrive in the cooler southern regions.
People appreciate the chance to slow down and enjoy tulip season.
Tulips are known for their large, brightly coloured flower heads.
The Tesselaar flower farm decorates according to theme for the festival each year.
Tulips come in many colours but generally red, orange, pink, yellow or white.
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