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 >> > _______________________________________________ >> > pbs mailing list >> > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> > PBS Forum latest: >> > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum latest: >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…