Ottawa. I thought it was about time to explore my own capital. What better time to visit during the Tulip Festival! Ok, my visit was just at the end of the festival.

With hundreds of tulips already in bloom in Ottawa and Gatineau, theCanadian Tulip Festival will make it abundantly clear that it’s tuliptime in the nation’s capital.

People take photos of tulips in Commissioner's Park during the Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Organizers estimate there were 100,000 flower-seekers that day.

Meet the designer behind the blooms of Ottawa’s Tulip Festival. What do vanities, war history and petal thickness have in common? A lot, if you’re in charge of 700,000 tulips.

This weekend marks the opening of the Canadian Tulip Festival — the best-known and most colourful flower festival in the country. The event's origins are a part of Canadian history.

Almost a year ago, as COVID-19 receded into the background, a quarter of a million people showed up during the Canadian Tulip Festival’s opening weekend to take in the flowers, sights and sounds ...

This weekend marks the opening of the Canadian Tulip Festival — the best-known and most colourful flower festival in the country. The event's origins are a part of Canadian history. The tulips that ...

This spring, close to one million tulip bulbs will cover Ottawa in a sea of red, yellow, orange, pink, purple and white. The Canadian Tulip Festival (May 13 to 23) will be marking its 70th ...