Feb. 7, 2011 - Tulip production has started at Sun Valley’s newest production location in St. Catherines, Ont. The farm is located just 30 miles from the U.S.-Canada border and can efficiently service the company's customers in the Northeast and Midwest USA, as well as Eastern Canada. Sun Valley acquired the farm in the Niagara region of Canada as a strategic move to provide quality, soil grown tulip to the east coast of North America. Tulip production is scheduled from January 2011 through Mother’s Day.
Existing Sun Valley tulip customers will be delighted that the Canadian tulips are grown using the same criteria as those grown in California. A skilled team of Sun Valley team members have spent the last few months getting the farm operationally ready according to Sun Valley standards. Now the tulip growing process at the Canadian farm mimics that of the Arcata farm, meaning the highest quality bulbs are selected from around the world; they are planted in soil and spend their “winter” in coolers; and the tall, thick-stem, largebud tulips are grown.
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