Oh spring, how we can’t wait for your arrival. Grab your baskets and polish off your vases Dallas, for Texas Tulips in Pilot Point is poised to reopen for the season imminently this February.
Located just north of Dallas in Pilot Point, Texas Tulips offers visitors a gorgeous expanse of tulip fields and the chance to pick their very own brightly colored spring blooms.
Planted at 10656 FM 2931, Texas Tulips features over a million bulbs from over 100 varieties of tulips including gorgeous Abbas, flamboyant Bright Parrots, serene Tom Pouces, and bright Yellow Pomponettes.
“Nothing feels quite like spring like fresh tulips—and they come in a wide variety of colors. Here are just some of the gorgeous tulip varieties we have available: Texas Gold, Texas Flame, American Dream, fringed, parrot, striped tulips—and that’s just the beginning” said Texas Tulips owners Pieter and Petra.
Texas Tulips has recently posted on their website and socials that the field will reopen in mid/late February. Typically, weather pending, the season runs into late March or early April. Once up and running, the fields open from 10 am to 8 pm daily. Its daily operations are also weather pending, so be sure to check Texas Tulips’ socials before visiting.
Visitors are welcome to fill their baskets with the field’s bounteous supply of blooming tulips. Once the basket is filled to your heart’s content, they will wrap your tulips in pretty wrapping paper, while applying a special gel on the flowers’ stems to keep them fresh!
Once you’ve taken your flowers home, they recommend rinsing off the gel and placing the tulips in water encased in a vase, bucket, or whatever decorative container of your choosing!
Admission is $7 per person while each tulip is $3. Veterans, seniors, and field trip deals offer special discounts of $10 for entry and three tulips. The venue also features a maze, as well as plenty of picnic tables for the full spring experience.
Even if you aren’t intent on creating a bouquet for your living room, the brilliant scenery at Texas Tulips is worthy enough of a visit!
Texas Tulips is located at 10656 FM 2931, Pilot Point TX 76258.
More information can be found at texas-tulips.com.
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