Fwd: Fw: LOVELY AND BEAUTIFUL SPRING IN NETHERLANDS !!!

[Marianne de Nazareth]

I lived in the Netherlands for 6 mths studying and these pics are all true!

Marianne

 

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Subject: LOVELY AND BEAUTIFUL SPRING IN NETHERLANDS !!! "      Keukenhof – know as the Garden of Europe â http://xqno.com/binb €“ is the one of the best places to view the abundance of spring flowers in the South Holland region of the Netherlands http://xqno.com/binb Amsterdam's flower market – the Bloemenmarkt – reflects the country's passion for cut flowers and plants http://xqno.com/binb Around seven million bulbs are planted each year in the park at Keukenhof, in an area of 32 hectares The Bloe http://xqno.com/binb menmarkt - set on the capital's Singel canal and said to be the world's only floating flower market - has a score of stalls where you can buy all sorts of plants, flowers, bulbs and seeds http://xqno.com/binb The mild climate of Holland , with its wet springs makes it an ideal place for bulb cultivation Tuli http://xqno.com/binb ps originated in the east and were brought to Holland from the Ottoman Empire in the mid 1500s In springtim http://xqno.com/binb e, the lowland area by the North Sea is carpeted with fields of gladioli, hyacinths, lilies, daffodils, crocuses... and, of course, tulips http://xqno.com/binb Keukenhof - literally 'kitchen garden' - is part of the hunting grounds of the ancient Teylingen estate http://xqno.com/binb This year, the theme for the Keukenhof exhibiti http://xqno.com/binb on is Germany: Land of Poets and Philosophers The patchwork quilt of colours in thev Keukenhof park, just outside Lisse in South Holland , is a veritable feast for the eyes http://xqno.com/binb The bulbs of Keukenhof are re-planted each year according http://xqno.com/binb  to the current trends and in collaboration with a number of gardening magazines http://xqno.com/binb Spring in Keukenhof is one of the main tourist attractions of the Netherlands   -- With Warm Regards & Love Your's Rasheed Ali.P.N

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