Sunday, June 26, 2011

Spring in Holland

Description: Dutch Tulips



Keukenhof – know as the Garden of Europe – is the one of the best places to view the abundance of spring flowers in the South Holland region of the Netherlands

Description: Bloemenmarkt, Amsterdam's flower market
Amsterdam's flower market – the Bloemenmarkt – reflects the country's passion for cut flowers and plants

Description: Keukenhof Tulips
Around seven million bulbs are planted each year in the park at Keukenhof, in an area of 32 hectares

Description: Bloemenmarkt, Amsterdam's flower market
The Bloemenmarkt - set on the capital's Singel canal and said to be the world's only floating flower market - has a score of stalls where you can buy all sorts of plants, flowers, bulbs and seeds

Description: Keukenhof Tulips
The mild climate of Holland, with its wet springs makes it an ideal place for bulb cultivation

Description: Bloemenmarkt, Amsterdam's flower market
Tulips originated in the east and were brought to Holland from the Ottoman Empire in the mid 1500s

Description: Orange Tulips
In springtime, the lowland area by the North Sea is carpeted with fields of gladioli, hyacinths, lilies, daffodils, crocuses... and, of course, tulips

Description: Keukenhof Tulips
Keukenhof - literally 'kitchen garden' - is part of the hunting grounds of the ancient Teylingen estate

Description: Keukenhof Tulips
This year, the theme for the Keukenhof exhibition is Germany: Land of Poets and Philosophers

Description: Keukenhof Tulips
The patchwork quilt of colours in the Keukenhof park, just outside Lisse in South Holland, is a veritable feast for the eyes

Description: Keukenhof Tulips
The bulbs of Keukenhof are re-planted each year according to the current trends and in collaboration with a number of gardening magazines

Description: Keukenhof Tulips
Spring in Keukenhof is one of the main tourist attractions of the Netherlands
 
Description: Dutch tulip field
The best way to appreciate the full glory of the Dutch spring is to hire a bike and cycle one of the tourist routes among the bulb fields
 

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