Apr
24
Keukenhof
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Keukenhof gardens
Just a reminder that the Keukenhof gardens are half way its 2 months of showing visitors the most magnificent spring gardens.
This last Easter, the Easter flowers in Keukenhof in the Netherlands reached their peak of visitors in the history of Keukenhof!
Keukenhof Easter Flowers
(Beautiful Purple Tulips)
Picture of Tulips from Chicago Sun Times
Purple Tulips
The best spot on earth to walk through purple tulips in between the garden flowers of Keukenhof. The spring bulbs are now in full bloom at the Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands.
I do love to stroll around in floral shops with big green houses, but nothing compares to Keukenhofs’ 7 million spring flowers, mostly tulips, yet also earlier in spring daffodils and hyacinths. 80 acres of spring flowers and tulip fields outside the Dutch town of Lisse, nearby Amsterdam, will still be open until may 20th.
Dutch Tulips near Chicago
For those who can’t make it to Europe this year, the tulip festival in Holland, Mich., is as close as it gets to the Dutch tulip gardens. Holland is a quaint town with Dutch roots, about a 2.5-hour drive from Chicago. Its annual tulip festival takes place May 5-12.
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Nov
9
Tulips in Japan on Youtube
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If you think that you need to go to the Netherlands in order to find tulips, then think again.
Once of the countries I love the most when it comes to enchanting nature is Japan. Just a pity that the country is oh so expensive to visit over and over again.
But have a look at this 20 second Tulip video from Japan:
Tulips in Akebonoyama
If you visit Japan in Spring, then make sure you visit Kashiwa park. Not only for the famous "cherry blossom viewing", but also for the Akebonoyama Agricultural Park.
Kashiwa Japan: Akebonoyama Agricultural Park tulips
In the youtube video above you see Akebonoyama Agricultural Park without blooming tulips, but the youtube video below showcases a song with at the background blooming tulips from Akebonoyama Agricultural Park.
Ok, I admit, I am just not an autumn person, let alone a winter person…
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Sep
17
Viridiflora tulips
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Viridiflora tulips are unusual in that petals of the different varieties show varying amounts of green. This is a spectacular color contrast as compared with the basic flower colors of white, pink, gold etc..They are my favorite and luckily also a favorite of florists because of this unique feature.
Actually the term Viridiflora is derived from two Latin words : viridis meaning green and flos meaning flower.
Viridiflora tulips are also known to last for a long time – a good three weeks. This makes them a worthwhile addition to any garden.
The tulips in this group are closely related to Single late tulips and have inherited several of their other characteristics. The shape of the flower is like that of the lily-flowered tulips.
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