Get stop-by-stop directions for a driving tour of the Flower Route, Netherlands from National Geographic's Ultimate Road Trips. Tulips, hyacinths, narcissi, and daffodils of every color stretch to ...

The humble daisy has been chosen as Dutch national flower by listeners to radio programme Vroege Vogels. Many European countries have a national flower and it is time for the Netherlands to follow ...

The Netherlands is a small European country with an undeniable reputation. From its charming canals to its flower fields and picturesque countryside, there are many reasons why the Netherlands is ...

1. Pick a flower on National Tulip Day Each year on the third Saturday of January, Amsterdam’s central Dam Square comes alive with around 200,000 tulips that make up a temporary garden.

Keukenhof is part of the larger Flower Strip, also known as Bollenstreek, a 12-mile strip of tulips, daffodils, crocuses, and hyacinths that stretch from Haarlem to Leiden. According to Holland ...

Flower workers Patricia Pasmik and Dominika Ciaranek harvest tulips from a field near Lisse, Netherlands. Flowers are generally picked by hand, which ensures they don't lose petals before being ...

A woman poses for a picture at the Keukenhof flower garden in Lisse, Netherlands, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Credit: AP/Molly Quell Not everyone is always happy with tourists taking photos.

Today, tulips are most widely associated with the Netherlands, where they cover acres of land in an array of colours that can be seen from miles away. However, the flower has only been grown in ...

HOLLAND, MI -- The tulips are, of course, the star of Holland’s annual flower festival. They’ve received national and international accolades. But the colorful and vibrant Dutch Dancers ...

Most recently, President George W. Bush's wife, Laura, accepted her tulip in 2004. Jill Biden is known to enjoy freshly cut flowers; she has a flower “cutting” garden at the White House.