FEATURE/Famous Bulb Gardens 'The Keukenhof'; Experience The Largest Bulb Gardens In The World and Combine The Visit With A Stop At the Floriade 2002, A Horticultural Phenomenon.Business Editors/Feature Writers FEATURE... --(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES) The Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse, the 80-acre park located one hour from Amsterdam and renowned for the millions of tulips, narcissi, hyacinths and other bulb flowers, will be open from March 21st through May 20th. New in 2002 will be the Royal Garden with classic and modern bulbs, celebrating the royal wedding (02-02-02) of Crown Prince Willem Alexander to Maxima Zorreguieta and other royal events and celebrities. The Keukenhof Gardens, with more than 7 million bulbs, also features Beech Avenue with ancient trees, a special Japanese Garden Japanese gardens (Kanji 日本庭園, nihon teien), that is, gardens in traditional Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, at Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines, and at historical landmarks such as old castles. and a Historic Garden, as well as flowering shrubs, a dune dune, mound or ridge of wind-blown sand formed in arid regions and along coasts. Dunes are common in most of the great deserts of the world. Often a dune begins to form because material is deposited by the wind as it encounters a bush, a rock, or other obstacle to landscape, a dike Dike, in Greek religion and mythology Dike: see Horae. dike, in technology dike, in technology: see levee. dike Bank, usually of earth, constructed to control or confine water. and ponds. Keukenhof is the proud owner of Europe's largest fountain. Other highlights are a Nature Garden with unusual bulb varieties, an Art Trail, a Music Garden with smaller bulb flowers and music, and a lovely view from the windmill windmill, apparatus that harnesses wind power for a variety of uses, e.g., pumping water, grinding corn, driving small sawmills, and driving electrical generators. Windmills were probably not known in Europe before the 12th cent. . Children are entertained by a "scavenger" trail, a petting zoo and a 700-tree labyrinth. Keukenhof was originally the herb garden ("keuken" means kitchen in Dutch) of the Countess of Holland, Jacoba van Beyeren (1401-1436). In 1840, the horticultural hor·ti·cul·ture n. 1. The science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. 2. The cultivation of a garden. architects Zocher, a father and son, designed the park that forms the basis of the current Keukenhof. They also designed the noted Vondelpark in Amsterdam. The Keukenhof Gardens are open from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Entrance fee is 11 Euro for adults and 5.50 Euro for children. Keukenhof can be reached by train and bus, or by car. This year the Keukenhof Gardens can be combined with a visit to the nearby Floriade, the world's most ambitious horticultural exhibition. That event takes place from April 6 to October 20 in Haarlemmermeer, 30 minutes from the Keukenhof Gardens and minutes from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) (municipality Haarlemmermeer) is the Netherlands' main airport. Located 20 minutes (17.5 km) south-west of Amsterdam, Schiphol is a European mainport, competing in passenger and cargo throughput with Heathrow International Airport . Every 10 years Holland is host to Floriade. For gardeners, growers and green thumbs Green Thumbs is an episode of the animated TV series Beavis and Butt-Head. Characters: Beavis | Butt-head | Mr. Anderson | David Van Driessen | Coach Buzzcut | Principal McVicker | Daria | Todd | Stewart | Cornholio | , it's the Olympics and World's Fair world's fair: see exposition. world's fair Specially constructed attraction showcasing the science, technology, and culture of participating countries and enterprises. in one! The famous annual flower parade from Lisse to Haarlem will take place on April 20th. For more information on the Keukenhof Gardens, contact the Keukenhof at P.O. Box 66, 2160AB Lisse, tel. 011-31-252-465555. Internet: www.keukenhof.nl and E-mail: info@keukenhof.nl. For information on Floriade, visit www.floriade.nl. For more information on Holland, please contact the Netherlands Board of Tourism at: 1-888- GO HOLLAND (1-888-464-6552) E-Mail: info@goholland.com Internet www.holland.com |
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