A glass lensball in photography is an amazing tool to give a "shrunken" view of the scene; here's a fun and interesting perspective on Skagit Valley tulips.

Every spring, Skagit Valley fields are transformed into quilts of color as tulips take over the outskirts of Mount Vernon and La Conner. People come by the thousands to visit the state’s largest ...

Visit Washington Bulb Co.’s RoozenGaarde, run by the Roozen family, at 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, www.tulips.com; and Skagit Valley Bulb Farm’s Tulip Town, run by the DeGoede family, 15002 ...

The daffodils are already in full bloom. But if you want to see the tulips this year, you need to plan to visit the Skagit Valley earlier.