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Massachusetts Horticultural Society 2nd annual Tulip Mania gets underway this week

Massachusetts Horticultural Society 2nd annual Tulip Mania gets underway this week
IT IS BEAUTIFUL BEHIND YOU THERE, KELLYANNE, ISN’T IT? I’M COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY THE STAR OF THE SHOW HERE. AND THE TULIPS IN BLOOM. THIS IS THE FIRST AREA THAT WILL GREET YOU AS YOU ENTER THE GARDEN AT ELM BANK. HERE IT IS 36 ACRE PROPERTY THAT’S RIGHT ALONG THE CHARLES RIVER, AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. IT’S OVERSEEN BY THE MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, AND THEY HAVE PLANTED 50,000 BULBS AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE BIG TULIP MANIA FESTIVAL. IT ALL KICKS OFF TOMORROW. AND TO GET MORE INSIGHT INTO ALL THAT’S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE, WE HAVE JAMES HERSOM. HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. JAMES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR JOINING US HERE TODAY. LET’S GET RIGHT TO IT. WHY SHOULD PEOPLE COME OUT? WELL, YOU KNOW, IT’S SPRING WHEN THE BOSTON MARATHON HAPPENS AND THE TULIPS BLOOM AND WE HAVE 50,000 TULIPS HERE. WE HAVE A FANTASTIC DISPLAY. PEOPLE LOVE IT. AND IT’S JUST A WAY TO KICK OFF SPRING. SO THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR YOU’RE DOING THIS. WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST. SO THIS YEAR WE’VE DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF AREA WE’RE DOING. SO LAST YEAR WE DID THE AREA WE’RE IN WHICH IS THE TRIAL GARDENS. AND THIS IS FULLY PLANTED UP JUST AS IT WAS LAST YEAR. BUT WE’VE ALSO ADDED ANOTHER ACRE AND A HALF DOWN ON A DIFFERENT PART OF THE GARDEN. AND WE’RE OPENING THAT AS A PICK YOUR OWN TULIP FIELD SO YOU CAN COME AND TAKE SOME HOME WITH YOU. PICK PICK FOR YOURSELF AND I REMEMBER YOU MENTIONING YOU DO NEED A TICKET TO ENTER. CAN YOU GIVE US JUST A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THAT? YES, BECAUSE WE’RE EXPECTING BIG NUMBERS. WE ARE DOING TIME TICKETING. SO YOU NEED TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE WHICH IS MASSPORT. ORG. UM, AND YOU CAN BOOK TICKETS THERE. MEMBERS TICKETS. WE HAVE A MEMBERSHIP BASE. WE HAVE MEMBER TICKETS, PUBLIC TICKETS. THERE’S PLENTY OF TICKETS, BUT WE JUST WANT TO MANAGE THE NUMBERS. WONDERFUL. AND RIGHTFULLY SO. THIS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPOT. IT’S SCHOOL VACATION WEEK FOR MASSACHUSETTS STUDENTS, SO IT’S A GREAT WAY TO GET THE KIDS OUT. ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, CONNECT WITH NATURE, AND THE WEATHER IS ACTUALLY RESPONDING TO, OF COURSE, THE SPRING KICKOFF HERE. SO THANK Y
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Massachusetts Horticultural Society 2nd annual Tulip Mania gets underway this week
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s second-annual Tulip Mania Festival gets underway Wednesday. The event takes place at the Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley, and timed tickets are available at www.masshort.org/tulip-mania.Thousands of visitors enjoyed an array of 50,000 hand-planted tulips in 2023. This year's festival will feature workshops for adults, kids, novices and pros. People can also pick their own blooms. The MHS Spring Plant Sale and Showcase will take place on the weekend of April 20-21.

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s second-annual Tulip Mania Festival gets underway Wednesday.

The event takes place at the Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley, and timed tickets are available at www.masshort.org/tulip-mania.

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Thousands of visitors enjoyed an array of 50,000 hand-planted tulips in 2023. This year's festival will feature workshops for adults, kids, novices and pros. People can also pick their own blooms.

The MHS Spring Plant Sale and Showcase will take place on the weekend of April 20-21.