One of the things that struck me about Seattle on my very first visit were the amazing flower displays at Pikes Place Market. 
There were outside vendors with huge bunches of flowers, not only locally grown roses, cut flowers and orchids, but more exotic imports as well. The second thing that struck me is that, outside of the Netherlands, I've never seen anything like the incredible variety of cut tulips (especially from Jonkheer Greenhouses, located in Mt. Vernon). Huge mounds of cut tulips were standing on tables in March, and not just gorgeous solid color red and yellow and orange tulips, but scarlet, and black and purple, and brilliant multi-color frilled Parrot tulips.
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