Holland Tulips & Keukenhof Gardens: May - June 2011

Its been a very long time since I posted something on my blog.  I am back on the farm in George, South Africa, after an absence of almost 5 months. The idea was to add a lot of material to my blog while in China, but to my horror I discovered that I cannot open the blog there, because most of Google's facilities like Facebook, blogspots etc is no longer available in China. I was lucky to spend a month in Europe visiting Holland, Belgium and the north of France. We were blessed with good weather and I was lucky to see Holland's tulips in flower. What a sight to see millions of flower bulbs in full bloom and in Keukenhof Gardens many growers display their plants in flower beds for everyone to see and admire. Although one might struggle to find a place in a hotel during the peak flower season when  everything is more expensive, it is worth the while to visit at least one flower bulb farm and then of cause Keukenhof Gardens. I plan to return soon to visit specialist flower bulb growers once I have prepared a proper space to plant some on my farm.





Below are a few photos taken in Keukenhof Gardens - a place I can easily spend a day or two