“Tulips
were a tray
of jewels.”
— E.M. Forster
sign of season’s change
fever of color and cheer
tulip mania
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Carrying on.their Dutch family tulip growers’ heritage, owners of Wicked Tulips Flower Farm create springtime ribbons of colorful jewels. With more than 1.5 million tulip bulbs planted annually and over 100 different varieties, the popular Preston, CT and North Kingston, RI, farm offers New England’s largest u-pick tulip experience • Photos by Jan Logozzo • “Spring Fever” haiku by Mary O’Connor
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