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Richardson Farm second annual Tulip Festival expected to begin April 23 As of Feb. 9, 2022 Hi-Liter is the successor publication to McHenry County News
Hundreds of thousands of tulips are pushing their way skyward from the soil at Richardson Farm — and very soon, as they bloom, the public will be invited to take in the splendor. The opening date of the second annual Richardson Farm Tulip Festival is weather and flower-height dependent. It is expected to begin Saturday, April 23, and continue through Mother’s Day weekend. Visitors should check richardsonfarm.com or Facebook before venturing out. With hues ranging from fiery coral to snowy white, pale yellow and plum-drenched purple — some with fringed petals, others smooth, all visually striking — this year’s array is sure to bedazzle, said George
and Wendy Richardson. The couple operate the popular Richardson Farm, renowned for its corn maze, along with George’s brother, Robert, Robert’s wife, Carol, George’s son, Ryan, and Ryan’s wife, Kristen. “We think we’ll have a half a million tulips blooming,” said George Richardson, cautioning that the true number will be Mother Nature’s call. “We planted 300,000 bulbs in the fall of 2020 and 300,000 more in November 2021. It should really be a sight to see.” The premiere tulip festival at the farm — located at 909 English Prairie Road, Spring Grove — proved a popular draw in the spring of 2021. About 40,000 pandemic-weary visitors arrived to take in the fresh air along with the initial 5 acres of eye-popping plants.
This year’s array, again designed by Shawn Stolworthy of MazePlay.com, features a series of gentle arches and narrow waves. Thirty varieties of tulip bulbs are planted — everything from Apeldoorn’s Elite and Border Buddies Blend to Banja Luka, Jaap Groot and Snowboard. The tulips are planted in a northwesterly field of the 500-acre farm, adjacent to a picnic area around Richardson Lake. Five acres were planted in 2020; 5 more in the fall of 2021. Tulip fest hours will be 11 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed Mondays. The 3,800-square-foot Richardson Farm gift shop — now featuring an increased variety of hand-crafted items plus homemade fudge, jams, salsas and
doughnuts as well as wine tasting — will be open until 7 p.m. Food trucks will be onsite daily during fest hours. With its lakeside picnic area, yard games like giant checkers and giant Jenga, and live music on weekends, the fest is family-friendly, freshair fun, Robert Richardson said. Admission is $12 Tuesday through Friday and $15 each on weekends. Those ages 3 and younger are admitted free. The fee includes one cutyour-own tulip per person. For updates on what’s in bloom, check richardsonfarm.com or the Richardson “World’s Largest” Corn Maze page on Facebook. Those who sign up for it on the website also will receive an e-newsletter announcing the fest’s firm opening date.
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Scenes from the Richardson Farm tulip fields in 2021. Far left: Robert Richardson crouches among the tulips before the first Richardson Farm Tulip Festival opened in 2021. Also shown (from left) are Robert’s wife, Carol, granddaughters Alaina and Libby, their mother, Jean Richardson Valsa, and granddaughter Phoebe. Check the website richardsonfarm.com for the official 2022 opening date of the tulip fields.
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