New Holland. (Window on the West).(Skagit Valley)

Sunset | April 1, 2003| | Copyright

When a wave of Dutch immigrants first laid eyes on Washington's Skagit Valley in the 1920, deja vu must have come on strong. The valley's breezy, table-flat fields are defined by dikes, canals, and channel. Even the mercurial climate resembles Holland's. So the new residents began the plant flowers, of course. Now the valley produces more spring-flowering bulbs than anyplace else in North America. To this day, companies run by either the DeGoede or ...

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