Question on importing bulbs

Lesley Richardson via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:57:54 PDT
Thank you! I live in WA and have visited the Skagit Valley many times. The
biggest order is for Camas quamassia

On Mon, Apr 14, 2025, 12:46 PM Mike Rummerfield via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

> Lesley,
> I don't know what you're looking for, but have you considered purchasing
> from a domestic source?  Many tulips, narcissus, and various other bulbs
> are grown in the Skagit Valley in NW Washington.  They are grown there,
> then shipped to 'Holland' where they are processed and then shipped back to
> the US to be sold to customers in the US as "bulbs from Holland".  Yes, in
> the end, they are from Holland, but not grown there.  Marketing!  ^*#%+$$
>
> I'd provide the general link to bulb growers in Skagit Valley, but the link
> is absurdly long.  You can just search "bulb growers in skagit county
> washington".
> Here is the link to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, on-going now:
> https://tulipfestival.org/
>
> FYI - the Skagit Valley is close to 170 miles north of me.  I have no
> vested interest in any of this.
>
> Sounds like quite a project you have planned.  Undoubtedly will be
> gorgeous, but my back aches from just the thought of the work involved.
> Please send us some photos from the results next Spring.
> Best of luck,
> Mike
> Onalaska, WA
>
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM Lesley Richardson via pbs <
> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
>
> > Morning:
> > I'm planning on ordering large (5000-10,000) quantities of bulbs for
> > naturalizing a meadow during fall planting? Based on my research for
> > companies that sell bulk orders, it appears that the bulbs come from
> > Holland.
> > I am concerned that I might get hit with large surcharges on orders later
> > in the year, even if I order and pay now, which is what I was going to
> do.
> > Does anyone have any information on whether bulbs from Holland are likely
> > to have tariffs now, or later?
> > Lesley
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