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Keukenhof, world’s most famous garden, bursts with color - by Michael Abrahams
In Holland, there is no better way to celebrate spring than with the opening of Keukenhof, the world-famous flower garden on the outskirts of Lisse. The flower display started in 1949 when 40 bulb growers from the area got together to create an open-air flower exhibit at a former 15th-century hunting estate with a herb and vegetable garden. The site got its name from Keuken, Dutch for kitchen, and hof meaning garden. In the mid-1800s, a landscaper designed a park there that is still the basis for the current gardens. Today, more than 90 growers plant about 7 million bulbs at Keukenhof — about 4.5 million of them tulips — and about 800,000 visitors come annually to see the flowering spectacle.
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