Question on importing bulbs

Lesley Richardson via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:00:03 PDT
Sorry. Typing on my phone is sometimes problematical and I accidentally hit
send with a typo in the email.
I will check out the Skagit Valley Growers. Great idea. I'd much rather buy
locally.
Lesley

On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM Lesley Richardson <
lesleykayrichardson@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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