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At RoozenGaarde Display Gardens, Mount Vernon, ackrylic artist Kylie Fair Anderson, from Anacortes, has her easel posted at the edge of the 25-acre Tulip field. Mid April is the best time to view the Tulips. The Tulip farm is open seven days a week, 8am to 7pm. Admission is $15.00 per person, children 12 and under are free. LO LO LO 216934
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