Meet Team Tulip

Keriann

Keriann

Together, Keriann and Jeroen own the largest u-pick tulip events in New England!

Keriann, a self described "green girl" first met Jeroen Koeman overseas and they started an adventure together that is today called Wicked Tulips Flower Farm! Their first tulip farm, Eco Tulips, was located in Central Virginia primarily sold bulbs. Several years ago they moved to Rhode Island to start their farms here and open up the fields to pick-your-own events as well.  Keriann is a native New Englander, so Rhode Island's proximity to family combined with the colder climate made it perfect for growing a tulip farm here in the States, and enabled them to expand what they could and create the delightful experiences so many in the region have come to enjoy each spring!

Photo Credit: @jpacker_photography

Jeroen

Jeroen

Jeroen Koeman, co-owner of Wicked Tulips, hailed from a Dutch family of tulip growers. First, he started EcoTulips LLC, a tulip bulb business. In September 2015, Jeroen and his wife Keriann moved from Central Virginia to Rhode Island and started their new endeavor, Wicked Tulips Flower Farm. Starting a tulip farm here in the States was a long time dream of Jeroen's, and this past 2021 season did not disappoint! Spreading the tulip love to 2 states - Exeter, RI and Preston, CT. Together he and Keriann coordinate the many aspects of running tulip farms together, including bulb sales and shipping, u-pick events and special offerings like yoga, dance and music in the fields.

Photo credit: John Packer Photography

Leah

Leah

Leah is involved in nearly every aspect of what happens at Wicked Tulips Flower Farm!  Leah started in 2018 at the U-pick event and then kept bugging Jeroen to let her be a part of the summer field team. Leah's background is in city planning and she had considered a career path in landscape architecture, so her job is the perfect combination of planning and logistics, interacting with people and getting her hands dirty in the fields.  #TeamTulip 🌷
Inga

Inga

Inga is a great helping hand on the farm and in the office, and 2021is her third season! She says "I've worked in the field, picked tulips for bouquets and most recently helped manage the event. There are so many things I love about working at Wicked Tulips! The employees and volunteers are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. The guests that come to visit are so happy and excited to be there. And you are surrounded by the beauty of the tulips that we get to call "our office."It is truly one of the happiest places on earth!"#TeamTulip

George

George

This past 2021 season, George could be found working the bulb tent at both our RI and CT locations! "Whether swapping 'best bloom ever' stories with veteran gardeners or describing which end of the bulb goes up to novices, I love the connectedness that comes with in-person bulb sales. As a life-long gardener I also enjoy passing on our collective expertise for successful tulip growing and learn from farm guests their tips to their successes." #TeamTulip
Kay

Kay

Kay is one of the Yoga Teachers here at Wicked Tulips, did you get to take her morning class this past 2021 season? She also helps on the farm during the tulip season and is our Social Media Manager! "Wicked Tulips is a beautiful place to be! This was my first season working here and it has been nothing but amazing, I am so grateful for our tulip family and all the happiness they bring to our Tulip Lovers - it really is the happiest place to be!" @kaykanak