This article was published in May 2008 showing the Dutch bulb fields photographed from the air. 
The photo above shows six million tulips coming into flower. The bulbs were planted in late October and early November and are ready to be picked in May. They are sold as bunches of cut flowers in floral shops and supermarkets. More than three billion tulips are grown each year and two-thirds of the vibrant blooms are exported, mostly to the U.S. and Germany.
Their dazzling colors are thanks to the years in the 17th century when Tulipmania swept the globe and the most eye-catching specimens changed hands for a small fortune.This colorful landscape is a short-lived phenomenon. When the flowers are gone, the land will be cultivated for vegetables.
Enjoy your Sunday. Don't these photos make you want to plant bulbs? I have to stick with daffodils because the deer have eaten every tulip I ever planted. Boo Hoo.
Enjoy your Sunday. Don't these photos make you want to plant bulbs? I have to stick with daffodils because the deer have eaten every tulip I ever planted. Boo Hoo.
5 comments:
Those fields look beautiful!
I'd have to dig under the six inches of snow we have right now and break through the frost to plant bulbs. Not to mention that our bear visitor from a month ago would likely come back and dig them up for snacks!
We just bought our house in the summer, so I'm not sure what there is in the garden for spring bulbs. I'll just have to wait and see what comes up in late May/June and perhaps be planting my own next September. ;)
That is amazing, I've never seen anything like it. How wonderful it would be to live there, open the windows and look at all the colors!
Blessings,
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Henry is planting 700 bulbs for a customer this week!
They are sitting on my driveway in crates!
I have never seen anything like this, absolutely stunning! There's something special about short-lived, fleeting beauty. Thanks for sharing.
Those photos are stunning.
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