Keukenhof has been an exciting destination for visitors from all over the world since 1949. Keukenhof's magnificent display of color, created by more than 7 million tulips and other bulbs in bloom, gives you that springtime feeling and lifts your spirits. Several parts of the park have been redesigned in the last couple of years. Surprising and inspiring - brimming with ideas, trends and features that you can apply in your own garden. It's an experience you will never forget. Keukenhof is for young and old, gardening enthusiasts and people who just want a pleasant day out. More and more people are looking for fun and a pleasant atmosphere in a magnificent park setting. A holiday in which they can take the most beautiful photos.

History

The area now occupied by Keukenhof was covered in forests and unspoiled sand dunes in the 15th century, when the land belonged to Jacoba van Beieren. People hunted here and came to gather herbs for the castle kitchen, which explains how the area got its name. Keukenhof can be translated as kitchen garden. Around 1830, the landscape architect Zocher was invited to design a garden. He was inspired by the English style of landscaping and he designed the basis for the present park.

Flower exhibition

The idea of holding an open-air exhibition of flowers as a shop window for the bulb industry originated in 1949 with a group of flower bulb growers and exporters. These "Royal Warrant Holders", numbering 90 in total, make sure that the best and most beautiful flowers are exhibited, making this a display case for ornamental plant cultivation and flower bulbs in particular.

Address:

Stationsweg 166a
2161 AM

P.O. Box 66
2160 AB Lisse
The Netherlands

Tel.: +31 (0) 252 465 555
Fax: +31 (0) 252 465 565
info@keukenhof.nl
http://www.keukenhof.nl/nm/english.html  

For more Dutch Delights, please visit: http://www.1000dutchdelights.com/