KEUKENHOF GARDENS, LISSE, THE NETHERLANDS
Keukenhof ("Kitchen garden", Dutch , also known as the Garden of Europe), is the world's largest flower garden. It is situated near Lisse, the Netherlands. According to the official website for the Keukenhof Park, approximately 7,000,000 (seven million) flower bulbs are planted annually in the park, which covers an area of 32 hectares. It is ab beutiful place and can be seen in The best time to view the tulips is around mid-April, depending on the weather.
Keukenhof is located in South Holland in the small town of Lisse, south of Haarlem and southwest of Amsterdam. It is accessible by bus from the train stations of Haarlem, Leiden and Schiphol. It is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region". Keukenhof is open annually from mid-March to mid-May. In the 19th century, the Baron and Baroness Van Pallandt assigned the landscape architect Jan David Zocher and his son Louis Paul Zocher, who had also worked on the Vondelpark, to design the grounds around the castle.
History
Keukenhof is situated on 15th century hunting grounds. It was also a source of herbs for Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut's castle, which is the source of the name Keukenhof. Rich merchants took over the grounds after the Countess's death. VOC captain and governor Adriaen Maertensz Block lived there in his retirement years in the 17th century in the country house which he had let built in 1641.The garden was established in 1949 by the then-mayor of Lisse. The idea was to present a flower exhibit where growers from all over the Netherlands and Europe could show off their hybrids – and help the Dutch export industry.
Gardens
Different gardens and garden styles go hand in hand at the Keukenhof. For example, the English landscape garden with winding paths and unexpected see-through points. There is a Historical Garden, an enclosed garden where you can see many old types of bulbs. You can visit a nature garden, which consists of a water garden, where shrubs and perennials are combined with bulbous plants. And the Japanese country garden, a playful non-traditional garden in a natural environment
It’s time to tiptoe through the tulips again. For the 63rd time, Keukenhof gardens in Lisse, Netherlands, has opened its gates as the Dutch bulb growers show off their treasures.
Through May 20, fields of tulips, crocuses, amaryllises and hyacinths — to name a few of the flowers — will bloom in myriad colors.
Once upon a time, tulips were truly a treasure. Introduced to Europe from Turkey, the tulip first appeared in Holland in 1593. The bulbs were expensive and only the rich could afford them for their gardens.
Works by various artists line the paths making it an art, as well as a flower, exhibit.
Climbing the old Keukenhof windmill offers a different perspective of the gardens, and later in the season, an outstanding view of the blooming tulip fields outside the park.
At the windmill you can also catch a boat that plies canals running through the tulip fields.
There are four indoor pavilions, one of which — the Queen Beatrix Pavilion — has a wonderful orchid exhibit. In the largest, the Prince Willem Alexander Pavilion, 80,000 tulips will be on display in more than 600 varieties along with 120 varieties of daffodils.
Gardening fans, inspired by the visit, can even order bulbs to give their own garden a blooming Keukenhof look next spring.
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