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Keukenhof and Floriade
AMSTERDAM
That’s what they call flower power. A
vast carpet of blooms awaits visitors to
the Netherlands this spring, as the
country hosts two huge horticultural
events. Prize-winning park Keukenhof
(
keukenhof.nl
, seen here), open from 22
March to 20 May, is one of the most
photographed places in the world, with
more than seven-million flowers
(including over 100 varieties of tulip
and 2,500 trees. If that’s not enoug
blooms for you, there’s also the
once-in-a-decade chance to visit th
FloriadeWorld Horticultural Expo
(
floriade.com
), which opens in Venlo
two hours south-east of the ’Dam, o
5 April. It all sounds blooming brillia
unless you’re hay fever prone.
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