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Preparations for Keukenhof’s next season

Did you know that the gardeners at Keukenhof have already planted the first bulbs for next year's flower season? The coming months approximately 7...
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Flower parade

Did you know that today's flower parade spans a route of 40km from Noordwijk via Keukenhof to Haarlem? The floats of the 69th edition...
Did you know that Tulipani is a comedy drama about a farmer from the Dutch province of Zeeland who lost his farm during the catastrophic 1953 floods? In just 5 days he cycles all the way to Italy to start a new life. When he miraculously succeeds to grow tulips in the scorching heat of southern Italy, he becomes a local hero.... and then suddely disappears.

Tulipani: Dutch farmer grows tulips in Italy

Did you know that Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle is a comedy drama about Gauke, a farmer from the Dutch province of Zeeland...
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Two billion tulips

Did you know that no less than 2 billion tulips from the Netherlands are expected find their way to homes all around the world...
National Tulip Day! Did you know that you can pick a beautiful bouquet of tulips for free at Amsterdam's Dam Square on Saturday 20 January 2018?

National Tulip Day: pick tulips for free in Amsterdam

Did you know that you can pick a beautiful bouquet of tulips for free at Amsterdam's Dam Square on National Tulip Day Saturday 20...
The most complete list of flower parades in the Netherlands, including fruit parades, floating parades and a paper parade. All over the Netherlands!

Flower parades in the Netherlands 2018

Flower parade Bulb Region Noordwijk to Haarlem via Keukenhof The Flower Parade on Saturday 21 April spans a route of 40km from Noordwijk via Keukenhof to Haarlem. This...
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The myth of blue tulips

Did you know that tulips come in pretty much every color of the rainbow, except blue? Pure blue tulips only exist by paint or...
Did you know the world's largest flower garden Keukenhof is only open two months per year?

Keukenhof open from 22 March to 13 May 2018

Did you know the world's largest flower garden Keukenhof is only open two months per year? From 22 March to 13 May 2018 you...
Aalsmeer

Get up early and visit the largest flower auction in the world

Did you know that roughly 20 million flowers are sold daily at the Flower Auction in Aalsmeer? The largest flower auction in the world...
Did you know that Flevoland is the largest flower bulb region in the Netherlands? With more than 3,500 hectares of colorful bulb fields, the Netherlands' youngest province is truly pleasing to the eye. The farming land on the former seabed of the Zuiderzee is among the most fertile land in Europe.

The longest continuous tulip route of the Netherlands

Did you know that Flevoland is the largest flower bulb region in the Netherlands? With more than 3,500 hectares of colorful bulb fields, the...