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14th Annual Lewes Tulip Celebration beautifies the city

32,000 bulbs planted by Lewes in Bloom last fall spring forth
The 14th Annual Lewes Tulip Celebration, jointly sponsored by the Lewes Chamber of Commerce and Lewes in Bloom, runs through Sunday, April 16. AARON MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Aaron R. Mushrush
April 14, 2023

Each year in April, Lewes is beautified with the blooming of tens of thousands of tulips planted by Lewes in Bloom members and volunteers the previous fall. 2023 marked the 14th year LIB teamed up with Lewes Chamber of Commerce to create a wonderland of flowers throughout the city.

While the blooming of tulips is not an exact science, the two groups kicked off the celebrations the weekend of April 1 and will continue through Sunday, April 16. Before, during and after the scheduled events, more than a hundred varieties of tulips in shades of red, white, pink, orange, yellow and more can be seen all around the First Town in the First State.

A Tiptoe To The Tulips map is available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, from the Lewes Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center located at the Fisher-Martin House in Zwaaenendael Park; copies can also be found throughout the historic commercial district. Some 32,000 bulbs were planted last fall in more than 20 different locations around the city. 

In addition to flowers, residents and visitors can also check out Feathered Friends, an art exhibition running through Sunday, April 30, at the Peninsula Gallery, 520 E. Savannah Road. A spring geranium sale to benefit the GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club and its community service programs runs through April 15. Flowers can be picked up Friday, May 5, at the Lewes in Bloom warehouse, 217 Schley Ave.

The open petals of a tulip are one of the first signs that warmer temperatures are on the way.
The tulips in Otis Smith Park showcase the range of red from light pink to dark crimson.
The City of Lewes has been named the most beautiful city in its population category by America in Bloom multiple times, thanks in part to the work of Lewes In Bloom.
Residents and visitors wanting to catch a glimpse of the colorful flowers often begin their journey in Zwannendael Park after scooping up the Tiptoe To The Tulips Map available at the nearby Lewes Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center.
The variety of colors and various life cycles of the tulip were on display in this Zwaanendael Park flower plot.
Flowers have a way of peeling people away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
This tulip must be a beach bud, as the temperatures hadn’t quite gotten warm enough for it to bloom.
Rows and rows of tulips.
How did my wallpaper become a garden?!
There are a wide variety of different tulips. These double tulips are on display at Floral Inspirations on East Savannah Road.
Dutch settlers were some of the first Europeans to put down roots in the area, making these Dutch Masters a good fit in Lewes floral arrangements.
Parrot tulips have a little flair to their coloring. Do not feed them crackers.
Ken Norman offered floral demonstrations and tulips for sale at Floral Inspirations Florist & Flower Delivery. In the background, Deanie Padham takes pictures of some arrangements that caught her eye.

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