Tulips – Keukenhof gardens, May 2010
Keukenhof Gardens near Lisse in the Netherlands was opened in 1949 and is the world’s largest flower garden, covering 32 acres. Each year staff plant 7 million flower bulbs by hand and this culminates in a spectacular display of crocuses, daffodils, hyacinths and tulips in the Spring. The park is only open to the public for only two months per year (mid-March to mid-May) and is visited by thousands of people each day. Over 43 million people have visited Keukenhof since it opened and one of them, earlier this month, was me.
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Beautiful photo. I live about 2 hours from Keukenhof. What dazzles me are the varieties of tulips. They seem endless.
Gorgeous! Sometime soon I hope to go the Netherlands in Spring and see the tulips. Maybe 2011 will be the year!
Beautiful!
You didn’t only see beautiful tulips when you were there I hope?
That’s something I still want to see in real life. Your photo almost makes me feel like I’m there though!
Gorgeous colours – love the profusion of tulips in spring!
I remember seeing tulips like these a long time ago when we had travelled to Amsterdam.
Love the colours in your picture. Some day, I hope to go back and see them.
Beautiful photo. I was actually at the Keukenhof on May 15, 2010. How strange.