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Welcome to Pictures of Tulips where you will find lots of pictures of flowers from the garden and the florists.
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Mar
27
Visit Keukenhof Tulips on a House Boat!
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You don’t have to visit Keukenhof to find tulip bulbs in the Netherlands.
In fact if you follow the famous "bulb routes" you will be able to find an abundance of more tulips, perfumed hyacinths and daffodils.
In stead of staying in an Amsterdam hotel nearby Keukenhof, did you ever think about sleeping on a famous Dutch boathouse?
You can book one straight from the owner when you Google a bit!
Mar
24
Keukenhof flower exhibition
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It is said that the main attraction this year in Keukenhof will be the Keukenhof flower exhibition of the world largest tulip.
Not being able to visit Keukenhof this year, I was browsing to find out which largest tulips would be on display, but it seems to be a secret, so all you can do is go to visit the Keukenhof gardens yourself. No need to hurry as the flowers will be accessible until May 18, 2008.
Keukenhof gardens
Anyway, I will be browsing the newspaper until I find some extra news about which tulips are on show there 
Meanwhile just enjoy what’s growing in your garden as we do!
Mar
23
Keukenhof
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In the Netherlands they say keuken for kitchen and hof for garden, so Keukenhof is "no more" than a kitchen garden… or is it?
Keukenhof tulips
Keukenhof is most known as the "Keukenhof Tulip Garden". Yet don’t be fooled: Keukenhof is much more than just tulips around a typical Dutch windmill…
Keukenhof Gardens
Only the red flowers are tulips, in front and more at the back are daffodils… : spring bulbs form the core of Keukenhof. What’s in a name: all these spring bulbs bloom in spring. Therefore Keukenhof is only open during spring. The other months are intended for maintenance activities at the gardens, and obviously for planting the bulbs.
Keukenhof Opening 2008
In 2008 Keukenhof is open from 20 March to 18 May.
Why do bulbs bloom only in spring?
Flower bulbs are a product of nature. Bulbs contain "extra food" available for the plant. Therefore bulbs have an advantage on all other plants and will be the first to grow and the first to bloom after winter. You can see in the first picture that the tulips are blooming, yet there are still no leaves on the trees.
The temperature is a deciding factor: with a cold spring it takes longer for the bulbs to bloom than with a warmer spring. The mild winter ensured that you could already appreciate lots of flowering bulbs last 2 weeks.
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