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Keukenhof (Lisse)
 Keukenhof (Lisse) ... ("Court's Kitchen"), also known as the Garden of Europe is situated near Lisse, Netherlands, and is the world's largest flower garden. Keukenhof is open from the last week of March to mid-May. The best time to view the tulips is around mid-April, depending on the weather.Newest Review: ... They are as Dutch as windmills and clogs, and the Dutch devotion reaches its apogée here at the Keukenhof. It is tempting to try to match tulip characteristics with Dutch qualities. Does the shape of the flower-head resemble a windmill or a Dutch cap (both kinds!)? But the comparison falls down with the regimented growing style, in a country which is the epitome of tolerance, freedom and ... more ... laid-backness. Nor is it the only crop that will grow here. Water-logged the country may be, but it is a rich producer of dairy food and has one of the world’s busiest ports. All right, back to more prosaic explanations. The tulip was introduced from Turkey...more |
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Keukenhof (Lisse): The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra-la! (1525 words)
by - written on 18/07/07 (Very useful, 192 readings)
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Many years ago, during a management course in Holland, I was taken to the Keukenhof. It was immediately after an overnight trip on the Harwich – Hook of Holland ferry (not a journey I recommend) but even in my befuddled state (can one be channel-lagged?) I recognised two things. Firstly the place was a knock-out, and secondly Mr C would love it. It has taken until this year to unite him with the Keukenhof. We have a division of labour in our house: he does the gardening, I don’t, so it seemed a bit perverse that I had been and he hadn’t. The Keukenhof is not exactly a garden, more a temporary exhibition, like the Chelsea Flower Show, but devoted entirely to ... Read the complete review
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