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City of Holland develops new technique to save the Tulip Time Festival

Michigan Public | By Mark Brush
Published April 1, 2016 at 12:13 PM EDT
Workers in Holland applying a special ice to the tulip beds.
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Workers in Holland applying a special ice to the tulip beds.

Early tulip blooms have hampered the annual Tulip Time Festival in Holland, Michigan in past years.

Sometimes it gets so bad that locals simply call it "Stemfest."

This year's festival is being held from May 7 through May 14, and the city of Holland has come up with a way to guarantee that visitors will be greeted with vibrant petals.

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Mark Brush
Mark Brush was the station's Digital Media Director. He succumbed to a year-long battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, in March 2018. He was 49 years old.
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