The Netherlands offer large bulb flower ‘gardens’ in spring time. The country is known worldwide for its bulb cultivation. Hyacinths, tulips and daffodils are grown on long fields that colour the landscape like a piece of modern art. Most tourists head for the region where this flower industry once started, around the towns Hillegom and Lisse, […]
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Urban Greeners share knowledge on a desert island
Along a highway, in the middle of an urban area of the Dutch city Almere, the Urban Greeners have found a desert island: Utopia. It is becoming the place where young entrepreneurs can explore, experiment, meet and share knowledge about how to live a green urban life. Now and in the future. There is a […]
Add an artistic schwung to your garden
In the tiny village Witharen, there’s a artistic statue garden. The site is a beauty in itself, but the real surprise is the art that is displayed in all corners. The exhibition is constantly changing, because the art is for sale. This year there’s new artists displaying their work, with about a hundred items. To me […]
Green summer city tips for travelers in Europe
I love city life. There’s lots to see, lots of interesting stuff to discover, lots of intriguing people to watch. But I need green too. If you go on a trip somewhere in Europe this summer, and you start longing for some quietness and peace in the busy urban vibe, I have some tips for […]
Peaceful gem in Amsterdam stone desert
There’s building sites with moving cranes. There’s traffic, electric saw and ramming noise. There’s asphalt, corporate buildings, a hospital and university institutes. In the middle of all that business and grayness, the botanic garden Zuidas of Amsterdam is a peaceful gem. For a few years I lived quite close by and had been passing it a […]
Exploring mudflats, sandbanks and marine life in Waddenland
Waddenland is the name of a northern part in The Netherlands in the province Groningen. The beauty of this area is the Wadden Sea. Plus the old farmland with charming ancient villages built on man made hills as a protection from the floods. DailyGreenspiration was invited by the local tourist board to discover the natural […]
Discover the green secrets of Amsterdam
There is one weekend in Amsterdam where you may enter the elegant canal houses and nose out what’s in the garden. This year it is on Friday 16th, Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th of June. Discover the green secrets of Amsterdam with a special ticket. Over 30 gardens will be open to the public, lots of them […]
Clingendael in The Hague: go there in May
If you want to see two very special gardens on just one spot, plan to go to Park Clingendael in The Hague in between the first of May till the first week of June. You will be able to walk through majestic lanes full of multi-couloured rhododendrons, plus have access to the Japanese garden, that is […]
How the Dutch build their own desert islands
In Holland, there’s a tradition in building our own land. We reclaim it from sea, lake or swamp. Now we are creating 5 desert islands, to give flora and fauna a new chance. The Marker Wadden, those new islands are called. In 2018 once a week a boat will bring human visitors to the island […]
There’s plenty of green to discover in Den Bosch
‘s-Hertogenbosch. It’s the classy name for the city that we normally call Den Bosch. This capital of the province Noord-Brabant is a green hub in a land of marshes. It is an old town, with lots of ancient beauty. And: plenty of green spots. I know Den Bosch (in 1184 it got city rights) quite […]