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<blockquote data-quote="Eduard" data-source="post: 833337" data-attributes="member: 986">Last month, Laurie and I were fortunate to go back to the Netherlands during peak tulip season. It was my retirement trip and our second (and third) visit to the famous <a href="https://keukenhof.nl/en/" target="_blank">Keukenhof Gardens</a>. For those who may not be familiar with Keukenhof, each year they hand plant and remove approximately 7 million tulip bulbs. That is not a typo. We visited late in the day on a sunny Easter afternoon and then when the park opened the next day which was rainy. Two very different yet equally compelling days.We also visited an amazing garden in <a href="https://poldertuin.mystrikingly.com/" target="_blank">Poldertuin Park</a>. This is a public garden north of Amsterdam that is planted and maintained by local volunteers. It is not as manicured as Keukenhof but I absolutely loved it.Below are a few sample images, more including some taken of the huge fields, are viewable <a href="https://dombek.com/tulips25" target="_blank">here</a>. If you ever have an opportunity to visit during tulip season I would highly recommend it!Poldertuin[ATTACH=full]419544[/ATTACH]Keukenhof Day 1[ATTACH=full]419545[/ATTACH]Keukenhof Day 2:[ATTACH=full]419546[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eduard, post: 833337, member: 986"] Last month, Laurie and I were fortunate to go back to the Netherlands during peak tulip season. It was my retirement trip and our second (and third) visit to the famous [URL='https://keukenhof.nl/en/']Keukenhof Gardens[/URL]. For those who may not be familiar with Keukenhof, each year they hand plant and remove approximately 7 million tulip bulbs. That is not a typo. We visited late in the day on a sunny Easter afternoon and then when the park opened the next day which was rainy. Two very different yet equally compelling days. We also visited an amazing garden in [URL='https://poldertuin.mystrikingly.com/']Poldertuin Park[/URL]. This is a public garden north of Amsterdam that is planted and maintained by local volunteers. It is not as manicured as Keukenhof but I absolutely loved it. Below are a few sample images, more including some taken of the huge fields, are viewable [URL='https://dombek.com/tulips25']here[/URL]. If you ever have an opportunity to visit during tulip season I would highly recommend it! Poldertuin [ATTACH type="full" alt="Poldertuin Mosaic.jpg"]419544[/ATTACH] Keukenhof Day 1 [ATTACH type="full" alt="Keukenhof 1 Mosaic.jpg"]419545[/ATTACH] Keukenhof Day 2: [ATTACH type="full" alt="Keukenhof 2 Mosaic.jpg"]419546[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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