At this Larkspur greenhouse, families and friendships flourish with each summer sale

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DUTCHMEN FLOWER SALE LARKSPUR
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The first flower shoppers at Dutch Heritage greenhouses have the place to themselves, just before hundreds more shoppers flood the business for a rare day of retail sales on May 25, 2024.

A man with a red beard stands behind a small boy. The man is holding a large plant.
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DUTCH HERITAGE GREENHOUSE SHOPPERS LARKSPUR
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Pikes Peak is visible from the Dutch Heritage greenhouses in northern Douglas County, May 25, 2024.
DUTCH HERITAGE GREENHOUSE SHOPPERS LARKSPUR
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Flowers at the Dutch Heritage Gardens greenhouse and nursery in Larkspur, Colorado.

DUTCH HERITAGE GREENHOUSE SHOPPERS LARKSPUR
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The gates open at 8 a.m. and staffers direct early-bird shoppers to the parking area at Dutch Heritage greenhouses in northern Douglas County, May 25, 2024.
DUTCH HERITAGE GREENHOUSE SHOPPERS LARKSPUR
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A customer takes a nap in a parked car in line, hours before Dutch Heritage greenhouses in northern Douglas County opens its gate, May 25, 2024. For many flower shoppers, these rare days where the flower wholesale business opens for retail is an annual tradition.
DUTCH HERITAGE GREENHOUSE SHOPPERS LARKSPUR
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Aaron Van Wingerden uses a bullhorn to welcome hundreds of flower shoppers just after 8 a.m. at Dutch Heritage greenhouses in northern Douglas County, May 25, 2024. The flower wholesaler opens for retail sales just a few days a year.

DUTCHMEN FLOWER SALE LARKSPUR
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Flower shoppers at Dutch Heritage greenhouses load up their cart with kids rare day of retail sales on May 25, 2024. Those kids will be walking soon, as flower pots take their places.
DUTCHMEN FLOWER SALE LARKSPUR
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Flower shoppers crowd into Dutch Heritage greenhouses on May 25, 2024.

A woman stands next to a giant leaf of a speckled monstera.
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DUTCHMEN FLOWER SALE LARKSPUR
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Alyssa Langness, left, and Kimber Gilliam check over the quality of a plant at Dutch Heritage greenhouses on May 25, 2024, when the wholesale business opened for a rare day of retail sales.
DUTCH HERITAGE GREENHOUSE SHOPPERS LARKSPUR
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Office manager Autumn Hawley, at right, checks out plants at one of the many cash registers set up at Dutch Heritage greenhouses on a rare day of retail sales, May 25, 2024.

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