This spring, close to one million tulip bulbs will cover Ottawa in a sea of red, yellow, orange, pink, purple and white. The Canadian Tulip Festival (May 13 to 23) will be marking its 70th anniversary ...

From Lansdowne Park to Major's Hill Park, from Dows Lake to the ByWard Market, it's hard to miss the tulips dotting Ottawa's urban landscape. The Canadian Tulip Festival is in full swing, and one of ...

Horticulture experts are recommending Canadian Tulip Festival visitors check out the May event earlier rather than later as organizers brace for the flowers blooming ahead of schedule. The festival ...

Ottawa. I thought it was about time to explore my own capital. What better time to visit during the Tulip Festival! Ok, my visit was just at the end of the festival. After an eight-hour bus ride, my A ...

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This has been a great year for tulips in Ottawa, says Tina Liu. “The weather was hot for a few days and cool for a few days. There’s been some shade and some sun. It’s perfect.” Liu should know. For ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The annual Tulip festival kicked off in Ottawa this weekend for its 60th anniversary, but without the usual ...

Ottawa's favourite rite of spring, the Canadian Tulip Festival has been a long time coming. Beginning Friday and for the next three weeks, the largest tulip festival in the world, will play host to ...

The Canadian Tulip Festival is rooted in a wartime favour. The Dutch Royal Family initially sought refuge in the United Kingdom in May 1940 after the Nazis invaded the Netherlands. But the next month, ...

Starting May — and continuing through to May 19 everything in Ottawa will be coming up tulips. Some cities have flower shows or garden tours but Ottawa has a festival just for tulips. And each year it ...

Another Tulip Festival is just about in the books and organizers couldn’t be happier about this year’s installment. Monday marks the end of the 18-day annual celebration but even as things began to ...