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The good garden blog is about sharing garden inspiration and ideas from historic gardens around the world and some right next door.  Garden stories explore garden history, design, and the garden people behind famous and not-so-famous gardens.  My garden photographs span dozens of places across 5 continents.  Please join me in celebrating good garden design.

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Bulb farmers rock!

David April 4, 2017

For shear boldness, color, and fragrance, it’s hard to beat a visit to a Dutch bulb farm during the flowering season.  Thanks to the bulb farmers like these in Lisse, the Netherlands we get to enjoy these beauties for less than $1 a piece.  Where did they come from and how did they get here?

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Tags Lisse, Netherlands, Tulips, Tulip fields, Carolus Clusius, University of Leiden
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