Keukenhof Gardens in Spring 2009, Lisse NL.

[Brian Ellis]

Great pictures Luit, you are fortunate to live so close, I was most impressed when I last visited Keukenhof, and, as we were in our own car, was able to spend most of the day there.  Thanks for rekindling the memories.

[David Nicholson]

I presume the Park is open on Wednesdays Luit?

[Lvandelft]

You are very welcome David, but it is a big garden.
You'll need a day or so and good shoes.....

[Lvandelft]

Week 3:
When so many people visit this garden and the weather is not so nice,
it is possible to visit several pavillions where always is something to see. 

In the so called Beatrix Pavillion is a permanent orchid show.
Here are a few pictures:

Keukenhof 3 Degarmoara Hawaii                 
Keukenhof 3 Dendrobium Akatsuki         
Keukenhof 3 Dendrobium Snow Boy             
Keukenhof 3 Miltonia '6902' Newton Falls           
Keukenhof 3 Phalaenopsis                           
Keukenhof 3 Phalaenopsis Princess Esmeralda 1           
Keukenhof 3 Phalaenopsis Princess Esmeralda 2         
Keukenhof 3 Vanda Blue Magic

[Paddy Tobin]

Luit,

Stunning beautiful.

Paddy

[David Nicholson]

WOW. 'Vanda Blue Magic' is a dream Luit, the other ones are nice too but I mustn't be tempted!

[Lvandelft]

Glad you liked them, Paddy and David. I was in doubt if I would show them at all.

And there are of course the glasshouses:
   
Keukenhof 3 01                                                   
Keukenhof 3 02                                                   
Keukenhof 3 Tulipa Darwin Hybr. Group Orange Balloon 1               
Keukenhof 3 Tulipa Darwin Hybr. Group Orange Balloon 2
Keukenhof 3 Narcissus Delibes                       
Keukenhof 3 Tulipa Triumph Group Buster 1
Keukenhof 3 Tulipa Triumph Group Buster 2                               
Keukenhof 3 Tulipa Tinka                                   
Keukenhof 3 Tulipa Triumph Group Yellow King           
Keukenhof 3 Tulipa Triumph Group Gerrit van der Valk     

[Maggi Young]

Those Phaelanopsis are so lovely, and ,of course, the orchids keep their flowers for such a long time butr the colour and gleam of the tulips... and how they must scent the hall.... they are amazing. Orange Balloon is super and the Tulipa Tinka is so elegant!

[Lvandelft]

Here are some more of this week:

Keukenhof 3 02                                                           
Narcissus Pistachio                                         
Tulipa viridiflora Group Flaming Springgreen 1             
Tulipa viridiflora Group Flaming Springgreen 2                 
Tulipa Darwin Hybr. Group Orania 1                           
Tulipa Darwin Hybr. Group Orania 2                         
Narcissus Rapture                               
Narcissus William Park's Favorite   (one of the biggest flowers, I saw)
Tulipa Darwin Hybr. Group Candy Apple Delight 1               
Tulipa Darwin Hybr. Group Candy Apple Delight 2       

I want to add that it is not definitely so that I really like all the flowers I made pictures of .
Just show the enormous diversity.       

[Eric Locke]

Lovely 

[Onion]

Luit,

in the glasshouse. Are these "new" cultivars ? Or why where they are growing in the glasshouse?
A stupid question, but the time I stay years ago they have a lilac show there and so I ask myself why they grow tulips in the glasshouse.

[Lvandelft]

Uli, I expect that you know the weather in Holland does not mean: always sunshine? 
I wrote on this page :

When so many people visit this garden and the weather is not so nice,
it is possible to visit several pavillions where always is something to see

When it is cold and wet and windy outside, people can see inside many bulbs or other plants.

You may say when the weather is not nice I don't go there, but if you arranged your
travel and are here you will go there, despite bad weather.

And the tulips inside are a lot earlier than outside and the people who come early in the
season want to see tulips and picture them.

Are these "new" cultivars ?

There are indeed many rather new varieties too.
All the bulbs you see are delivered for free by the Dutch bulb growers or traders.
In the whole garden every year 7.000.000 bulbs are planted every year and "Keukenhof"
does not pay for them.

[Lvandelft]

Some pictures of other plants/flowers in the glasshouse

Keukenhof Narcissus W.P. Milner
Keukenhof Prunus glandulosa Alba Plena
Keukenhof Rhododendron
Keukenhof Rhododendron Sachsenstern

Then a picture of the Multiflora Hyacinthus Anastasia.

Keukenhof Hyacinthus Anastasia

and some other pictures in the park.

Keukenhof Hyacinthus Splendid Cornelia 
Keukenhof 4       
Keukenhof 5                                             
Keukenhof 6                         

The last picture shows the same slope with Crocus I showed in the first week.
Due to the cold weather they are still looking very good.

Keukenhof 7     

[Lvandelft]

In one of the Pavillions is every week a special show.
In the 3rd week there were Gerbera.
The hall is rather dark with much artificial light and spots.
A few pictures of this show.

Keukenhof 3 Gerbera arr. 1                     
Keukenhof 3 Gerbera arr. 2                 
Keukenhof 3 Gerbera arr. 3                 
Keukenhof 3 Gerbera arr. 4                   
Keukenhof 3 Gerbera arr. 5                     

and another few from outside in the park:

Keukenhof Narcissus Golden Cycle               
Keukenhof 8                                   
Keukenhof 9               

[Onion]

Thanks Luit for the information. The time I stay the weather was sunny and so we only want to see the plants outside.