Take a behind the scenes look at Holland Greenhouses Inc., one of the Garden State's largest producers of cut tulips. Watch video
MONROE TWP. -- The vivid colors and smell of fresh cut tulips can only mean one thing. Spring has arrived.
Take a behind the scenes look at Holland Greenhouses Inc., one of New Jersey's largest producers of cut tulips. They produce 25 million tulip stems from September through Mother's Day according to Casey Jansen Jr., president of the greenhouse.
Holland Greenhouses is a family owned an operated business located in Monroe Township and Millstown Township. Casey Jansen Sr. started the business in Holland in 1969.
The father and son team pride themselves with the slogan, "Local, Fast, and Fresh Cut Tulips. That's what we do best!" said Jansen Jr.
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Holland Greenhouses Inc. does not only service the Garden State. They have partnered with the Northeast region of Whole Food Markets which includes 33 stores. Customers in New York and parts of Connecticut and New Jersey can expect local tulips in their floral department.
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