Romancing the Tulips

The tulip came to Australia with the love of Cees and Johanna Tesselaar. The couple left Holland on their wedding day just before the start of WWII. Johanna’s parents were bulb growers and Kees’ father worked in a bulb auction house. Their dream was to bring the flower of their affection to their new home. Settling in Silvan their dream came true. They have been able to share their dream and show off their love, a love that extends through generations.

There are but a few weeks of the year when we can share this love affair and you can witness these masses of magical colour and brilliance. A love affair which has been getting bigger and better for 52 years! So release yourself from the droll of everyday life and fall in love again at Tesselaar Tulip Festival …

Okay.. that's what was written on the brochure masa kitorang pegi this festival... So if you have any plan to be in Melbourne and love tulips, then come here around mid September to Mid October... there are but a few weeks of the year when the tulips bloom...

“Knee deep in flowers will stray; we’ll keep the showers away. And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight, will you pardon me? Come tiptoe through the tulips with me!”
- All Dubin and Joe Burke