Kearney farm hosting first of its kind tulip festival in Kansas City-area

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You gained’t have to depart city to marvel at tulip fields anymore.

The Enjoyable Farm in Kearney is internet hosting a primary of its variety tulip competition within the Kansas Metropolis space.

“We’ve over 300,000 tulips that we planted out right here and now we have 19 completely different varieties,” stated proprietor Darby Christopher, who works on the farm along with her household.

The Enjoyable Farm is often a pumpkin patch within the fall, with strawberries being the primary crop in the summertime, however this 12 months the household determined that tulips would possibly make for a enjoyable spring exercise.

“Undecided the place my Dad bought the concept,” Darby stated, “We bought the bulbs from Holland. They got here in an enormous truck-trailer and we began planting at 8 o’clock sooner or later and didn’t get performed till 2 o’clock the following morning. That’s how lengthy it took us to plant them.”

The tulip fields sit on eight acres and can bloom in phases.

“We’ve an early, mid and a late bloom, so proper now what you’ll see is our early bloom. I’d say by subsequent weekend it is going to be very, very colourful as a result of it’ll have the early and the mid blooms on the identical time.”

The Enjoyable Farm Tulip Competition operates Fridays – Sundays from now till Could 8, relying on the crop. Hours are 9 a.m. to six p.m. Particular hours for Easter Sunday are 1 p.m. to six p.m.

Tickets value $19.95 on-line and $24.95 on the gate. You’ll be able to study extra concerning the competition and buy tickets right here.