A small country town in Western Australia has come in to full bloom with thousands of tulips helping to attract tourists and keep struggling local businesses afloat.
Every August, the south west WA town of Nannup becomes a sea of colour with 17,000 tulips planted throughout the main street for a four-day flower and garden festival.
But organising committee chair Maggie Longmore said coronavirus gathering restrictions had almost forced the event to be cancelled this year.
"We'd already bought the tulip bulbs because you have to buy them a long time in advance," she said.
"But because of the COVID restrictions, we weren't even sure if we're going to be able to go ahead.
"We thought if the least we can do is invite people to see the tulips as they drive through the town and that was our starting point."