Spring has sprung in Burnaby’s biggest mall with the arrival of tulips.
A lot of them.
How many tulips? Oh, about 14,000 of them for the second I Heart Tulips event.
But they are only on display for one day – March 7 – so you need to make sure you stop by Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby to get your photo taken with them.
“Arranged in multiple heart shapes, the multi-coloured tulips will be on display for one day only,” says a news release.
Visitors to Burnaby’s famous shopping destination will have the opportunity to view the full display of tulips from all three levels of the mall, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
For the rest of the day, the tulips will be available for picking, at a cost of eight stems for $5 or 20 stems for $10. Proceeds will go to Variety – the Children’s Charity, which has been providing direct help to B.C. children with special needs for more than 50 years.
The event was created by Kate Onos-Gilbert and Davy Onos from Onos Greenhouses Ltd. and founders of Tulips of the Valley – the company behind the enormously popular Chilliwack Tulip Festival (established 2006) and the Chilliwack Sunflower Festival (established 2018), which take place in the Fraser Valley each year.
I Heart Tulips will also feature various photo opportunities and pose-worthy selfie locations, including life-sized photo frames, a replica mini flower stand, and an adorable tulip-filled baby carriage. Keepsake Polaroids will be available for an additional donation, with all proceeds going to Variety – the Children’s Charity.
“I was overwhelmed by the success of the first I Heart Tulips event in 2019,” said Onos-Gilbert, in a news release. “I look forward to delighting visitors of Metropolis at Metrotown once again this year. And, of course, I’m honoured that Variety will again benefit from the proceeds of the event — they’re a cause that has long been close to my heart.”
