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September 20, 2025

Photo du Jour: Spring Blooms – Keukenhof Gardens, the Netherlands

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Tricia A. Mitchell

Netherlands, Outdoors, Photos du Jour (Photo of the Day)

In celebration of spring’s return here in Croatia, (and hopefully soon for those of you in chillier climes), I share this image from my photo archives, taken at the magnificent Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands.

When I’ve visited Holland during the spring months, I couldn’t decide which I preferred — the perfectly-manicured gardens of Keukenhof? Or the fields of tulips, awaiting harvest, that resemble vibrant carpets of red, yellow, or purple.

Enjoy the day!

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Hi! My name is Tricia Mitchell. I delight in telling stories about my slow travels through more than 65 countries. Some of my highlights have included sharing meals with locals in Armenia, Cambodia, and Tunisia; sipping sparkling wine with French cousins in Alsace; milking goats in a sleepy Bulgarian village; and training with a Japanese mine-clearance team in Laos. My husband, Shawn, and I are based in France’s Loire Valley.

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12 responses to “Photo du Jour: Spring Blooms – Keukenhof Gardens, the Netherlands”

Anita Mac

March 27, 2013

The fields of tulips are beautiful! One of my favourite flowers! I will have to make sure I visit Holland in tulip season. Luckily, due to historical relations between Canada and the Dutch, every May we have the Tulip Festival, with thousands of tulip bulbs send over to us from the Dutch.

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1. Tricia A. Mitchell
  
  March 30, 2013
  
  Anita, my husband is originally from Canada, and his parents told me about the Dutch connection and the tulips in Canada. How lovely!
  
  If they’re some of your favorite flowers, then you’d love the array of them on display at Keukenhof – and with such fun names conjuring up images of ice cream, greeting cards and classic personalities. I’ve been there twice, but would return in the springtime in a heartbeat.
  
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Bashar A.

March 27, 2013

Pretty flowers :)

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1. Tricia A. Mitchell
  
  March 30, 2013
  
  My camera was probably about to puff out smoke at the rate at which I was snapping shots here, Bashar. :)
  
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travelerlynne

March 27, 2013

What a beautiful sight. Now if I can just get the Dutch to send them to Southwest Florida, I would be in heaven and so would Florida. Anita is lucky.

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1. Tricia A. Mitchell
  
  March 30, 2013
  
  Lynne, is it impossible to grow them there, or are there some varieties that can survive?
  
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corneliaweberphotography

March 28, 2013

“The earth laughs in flowers” is one of my favorite poems of Waldo Emerson.

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1. Tricia A. Mitchell
  
  March 30, 2013
  
  I just discovered it, Cornelia. :)
  
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Melinda Lusmore

March 28, 2013

Thanks Tricia, that is gorgeous

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1. Tricia A. Mitchell
  
  March 30, 2013
  
  Melinda, glad you enjoyed this glimpse of spring. Those of us in the northern hemisphere are definitely eager for it to return. :)
  
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jenny@atasteoftravel

March 29, 2013

We are heading to the Netherlands in May and I’m hoping that we’ll be able to see both the fields of tulips and Keukenhof. I can only imagine how stunning they look!

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1. Tricia A. Mitchell
  
  March 30, 2013
  
  Hi Jenny, I’ve heard that the tulips have had a late start this season, because of unseasonably cold weather. Hopefully this means that you’ll still get to see a lot when you visit in May. I’ve always wanted to fly over the fields – must look like a vibrant patchwork quilt!
  
  Will this be your first time in the Netherlands?
  
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