Holland Netherlands Gorgeous Spring Tulips

Spring is a wonderful time for new beginnings. We're survived the long winter and there is excitement in the air when the air warms, the spring rains begin and the flowers start to bloom. It's like we were stuck in the house in the cold and all of a sudden we can walk or run outside without the frigid temperature, the slushy snow and the world is beautiful once again.

There probably isn't anywhere this is more true than in the Netherlands. They adore their spring flowers, and the country side is covered with every type of spring color and bulb flower that you can recall, and in addition, there are cherry blossom and azaleas.

The official opening of Keuhenhof 2010 on March 17th, will be carried out by Mrs. Svetlana Medvedeva, wife if the President of the Russian Federation, in the presence of Her Royal Princess Maxima of the Netherlands. The exhibit will be called "From Russia with Love" this year. There goal is to bring many new tourists to this beautiful area. When the gates close eight weeks later 850.000 tourists are expected from all over the world.

The flowers are celebrated throughout the country. There is an annual parade which leaves Noordwijk in the morning and follows a 40km route via Sassenheim, Lisse, Hillegom, Bennebreok and Heemstede to arrive in Haarlem in the evening. There are about 20 very impressive floats in this parade.

Spring flowers are always a delight after a cold winter. They are also a good investment if they will bloom year after year the bulbs will multiply. This particular hub is about the flowers and in the Netherlands but spring bulbs are planted in most of the United States. The only areas where you won't see this type of spring bulbs is in the far south, like Florida because it's too hot. Bulbs have to have at least six weeks of cold before they can bloom. Some of the favorites are daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, crocus and freesias. Freesia is a flower that is the favorite of many florist. They have a very intense suite citrusy perfume aroma. It is necessary that you choose your bulbs according to where you're going to plant them, in the shade, sun, or partially shaded areas. Plant bulbs produce short, medium or tall plants in a huge variety of colors. They need to be planted in well drained soil for the best result. Flowering bulbs can also be used for indoor planning which means you may have spring flowers that other times of the year.

Tulips are actually a native plant from central Asia from the northern temperature climates. The word Tulipa is the Latin name coming from the Turkish word tulbend or turban since that is what the flower shape resembles.

Tulips arrived in European gardens in the 1500s thanks to Ogier Gheselin de Busbecq, the Ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire to Suleiman the Magnificent. Tulips arrived: in the same time frame.

Holland might be one of the snow festivals but there are tulip festivals around the world. In the United States tulip festivals are held in several North American cities, particularly those with Dutch heritage. They include Albany and New York, NY; Ottawa, Ontario, Montreal, Canada;  Skagit Valley in Washington state; Orange City, Iowa; Woodburn, Oregon; Belle Plain, Kansas; and many more places. People flock to these gorgeous garden every season.

There are many ways to tour the Netherlands.  There are cruises, although they would be cool in mid March.  There are numerous tours to choose from and you can always plan your own itinerary.

Spring is a wonderful time to see the gorgeous flowers and countryside, to meet the people and really have a new beginning for yourself.

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