Spring and flowers in the Keukenhof park

Every year, hundreds of thousands of flower lovers come to Holland. Their goal - to visit a large spring garden Keukenhof in Lisse. Perhaps a little what other city in Europe can boast of such floral carpets as Lisse. Here bloom whole sea of ​​tulips, daffodils, grape hyacinths. Fresh green park trees 2500 emphasizes the richness of colors. This year the park opens March 22.





The park of 32 hectares, located between The Hague and Amsterdam, has visited more than 51 million. People. After all, it is called "the world's largest garden flower bulbs." For fans of the tulips look at the achievements of Dutch gardeners - it's just debt. Here each season along with daffodils, grouse and other bulb flowers are blooming 4, 5 million. Tulips in 100 different ways. By 2012, were planted by hand 7 million. Bulbs.



Keukenhof territory once belonged to the Countess of Holland Jacob van Beyer, who died in 1436 at age 35. She always gathered in the garden next to the castle and fresh herbs.



The core of today's territory - a park, which was founded in the 19th century, a specialist in landscape architects Ian David Zoherom Teylingen around the castle. In 1949 it was turned into the mayor of Lisse in a sea of ​​flowers. So the mayor campaigned to grow in this area bulbous flowers.